せき止める (せきとめる) — to dam up

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せき止とめる

to dam up

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堰き止める塞き止める

せきとめる

Verb, Transitive

to dam up, to hold back, to keep back, to bring to a halt, to intercept

to stem (an activity), to check (e.g. progress)

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Kanji that make up this word

止

と.まる・-ど.まり・と.める・-と.める・-ど.め・とど.める…(10)

stop・halt

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せき止める

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