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止む
已む
rarely-used kanji form
罷む
rarely-used kanji form
Readings
やむ
yamu
English
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
Intransitive verb
to cease, to stop, to be over
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 止む, 止みます
[does], will [do] 止まない, 止みません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 止んだ, 止みました
[did] 止まなかった, 止みませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 止んで, 止みまして 止まないで, 止みませんで 止まなくて
Kanjis
止 ON: シ KUN: と.まる, -ど.まり, と.める, -と.める, -ど.め, とど.める, とど.め, とど.まる, や.める, や.む, -や.む, よ.す, -さ.す, -さ.し
stop, halt

Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 3-2-2 FC: 2110.0


已 ON: イ KUN: や.む, すで.に, のみ, はなはだ
stop, halt, previously, already, long ago

Stroke: 3 SKIP: 4-3-1 FC: 1771.1


罷 ON: ヒ KUN: まか.り-, や.める
quit, stop, leave, withdraw, go

Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 2-5-10 FC: 6021.1


Phrases
雨がやみさえすればいいのになあ。
Parts: 雨 (あめ) 止む (やみ) さえ すれば いい のに なあ (なー)
If only it would stop raining!

敵の攻撃は夜明けに止んだ。
Parts: 敵 (てき) 攻撃 (こうげき) 夜明け (よあけ) 止む (やむ)
The enemy attack ceased at dawn.
The enemy's attack ceased at dawn.