歯止め

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
と > ど
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
齒止め (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of (teeth) +‎ 止め (stop).

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (hadome

  1. brake; drag; skid; pawl
    Synonym: ブレーキ
  2. restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit; check

Verb

()()する • (hadome surusuru (stem ()() (hadome shi), past ()()した (hadome shita))

  1. To brake.
  2. To impose restraint on.

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN