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    3. 食い止める

    食い止める

    食くい​止とめ​る​

    to check

    KMT9News #31+1CoreVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    くい止める食いとめる喰い止める食止める喰いとめる喰止める

    くいとめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to check, to hold back, to keep at bay, to stop, to prevent, to stem, to curb, to halt

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    警けい察さつは暴ぼう動どうを食くい止とめるために出しゅつ動どうした。

    The police were dispatched to stop the riot.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    彼かの女じょは怒いかりを食くい止とめるのに苦く労ろうした。

    She struggled to hold back her anger.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれは必ひっ死しに涙なみだを食くい止とめようとした。

    He desperately tried to hold back his tears.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    感かん染せん症しょうの拡かく大だいを食くい止とめるため、政せい府ふは緊きん急きゅう対たい策さくを発はっ表ぴょうした。

    To prevent the spread of infectious diseases, the government announced emergency measures.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthPolitics & Law
    経けい済ざいの悪あっ化かを食くい止とめるためには、抜ばっ本ぽん的てきな改かい革かくが必ひつ要ようだ。

    Drastic reforms are necessary to stem the economic decline.

    KMT10Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    止
    と.まる・-ど.まり・と.める・-と.める・-ど.め・とど.める…(10)
    stop・halt
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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