止める

See also: 止まる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 2

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) める [tòmérú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞me̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Alternative forms

Verb

止める (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana とめる, rōmaji tomeru)

Japanese verb pair
active  ()める
mediopassive  ()まる
  1. to stop
     (くるま) ()める
    kuruma o tomeru
    to stop one's car
    攻撃 (こうげき) ()めない
    kōgeki o tomenai
    to not stop one's attacks
    自動 (じどう)更新 (こうしん) ()める
    jidō kōshin o tomeru
    to stop an update
  2. to focus on
  3. to bear in mind
  4. to set in place
  5. to park
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *yama-. Cognate with Okinawan 止みゆん (やみゆん, yamiyun).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) める [yàmérú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ja̠me̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Alternative forms

  • 廃める

Verb

止める (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana やめる, rōmaji yameru)

Japanese verb pair
active  ()める
mediopassive  ()
  1. to stop, to terminate, to cease, to discontinue, to quit
    タバコ ()める大変 (たいへん)です
    Tabako o yameru no wa taihen desu.
    Quitting smoking is difficult.
    やめろ。/やめてください
    Yamero. /yametekudasai.
    Stop it. (command) Stop it. (command, polite)
    仕事 (しごと) ()める
    shigoto o yameru
    to quit one's job
  2. to abolish, to do away with
Synonyms
Antonyms

Usage notes

  • Usually written in hiragana, as やめる.
  • For the sense "to quit a job", use the homonym "辞める".
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) どめ [tòdóméꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞do̞me̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

止める (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana とどめる, rōmaji todomeru)

Japanese verb pair
active  (とど)める
mediopassive  (とど)まる
  1. Alternative form of 留める
Conjugation

References

  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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