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N4Verb
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止める
tomeru
to stop / halt / park (something physical or an action; e.g. 車[くるま]を止[と]める = stop a car)
Example sentence
父にとって酒を止めるのは難しい。
It's hard for my father to give up drinking.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 止まる | N5 | とまる | とまるto come to a halt | |
| 止める | N4 | やめる | やめるto quit / stop (an activity, job, habit; e.g. 仕事[しごと]をやめる = quit a job) | |
| 止む | N4 | やむ | やむto cease, to stop | |
| 禁止 | N3 | きんし | きんしprohibition, ban | |
| 中止 | N3 | ちゅうし | ちゅうしsuspension, stoppage, discontinuance | |
| 止す | N3 | よす | よすto cease, to give up | |
| 停止 | N2 | ていし | ていしsuspension, interruption, stoppage | |
| 防止 | N2 | ぼうし | ぼうしprevention, check |
More Actions & States (generic) words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 思う | おもう | おもうto think, to feel | |
| くれる | くれる | くれるto give (to me or my in-group); to do (something) for me | |
| 行う | おこなう | おこなうto carry out; to conduct (typically used in written language) | |
| もらう | もらう | もらうto receive | |
| 頑張る | がんばる | がんばるto try one's best, to try hard, to persist | |
| 受ける | うける | うけるto take (an examination, interview, etc.); to receive | |
| あげる | あげる | あげるto give (to someone else) | |
| 変わる | かわる | かわるto change (v.i.), to be transformed, to vary |
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