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    3. 引き止める

    引き止める

    引ひき​止とめ​る​

    to detain

    N2KMT7CoreVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    引き留める引きとめる引止める引留めるひき止めるひき留める

    ひきとめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to detain, to check, to restrain, to stop

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは私わたしを引ひき止とめようとした。

    He tried to stop me.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは会かい社しゃを辞やめようとしたが、上じょう司しに引ひき止とめられた。

    She tried to quit the company, but her boss persuaded her to stay.

    KMT7Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは怒いかって部へ屋やを出でて行いこうとしたが、私わたしが話はなしをして引ひき止とめた。

    He got angry and tried to leave the room, but I talked to him and stopped him.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かの女じょは衝しょう動どう的てきに高こう価かな買かい物ものをしようとしたが、友ゆう人じんが引ひき止とめてくれた。

    She was about to make an impulsive expensive purchase, but her friend stopped her.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily LifeBusiness & Finance
    感かん情じょう的てきになって走はしり出だそうとする友ゆう人じんを、私わたしは必ひっ死しに引ひき止とめた。

    I desperately restrained my friend who was about to run off in an emotional state.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    止
    と.まる・-ど.まり・と.める・-と.める・-ど.め・とど.める…(10)
    stop・halt
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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