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    3. 歯止め

    歯止め

    歯は止どめ​

    brake

    KMT5News #6+1CoreNounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab18 strokes

    はどめ

    Noun

    1.
    brake, drag, skid, pawl
    2.
    brake (on inflation, spending, etc.), check, restraint, (imposed) limit

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    この問もん題だいに歯は止どめをかける必ひつ要ようがあります。

    We need to put a stop to this problem.

    KMT4Daily Life
    インフレに歯は止どめをかけるための政せい策さくが求もとめられています。

    Policies are needed to curb inflation.

    KMT5Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    企き業ぎょうの無む駄だな支しい出しゅつに歯は止どめをかけることが、経けい営えい改かい善ぜんの第だい一いっ歩ぽだ。

    Putting a stop to unnecessary corporate spending is the first step towards improving management.

    KMT5Business & FinanceWork & Career
    政せい府ふは経けい済ざいの過か熱ねつに歯は止どめをかけるため、金きん融ゆう引ひき締しめを検けん討とうしている。

    The government is considering monetary tightening to curb the overheating economy.

    KMT6Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    環かん境きょう破は壊かいに歯は止どめをかける国こく際さい的てきな取とり組くみが急きゅう務むとなっている。

    International efforts to halt environmental destruction have become an urgent task.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    歯
    よわい・は・よわ.い・よわい.する…(1)
    tooth・cog
    Kanji
    止
    と.まる・-ど.まり・と.める・-と.める・-ど.め・とど.める…(10)
    stop・halt
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
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