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    3. 歯止めがかからない

    歯止めがかからない

    歯は止どめ​が​か​か​ら​な​い​

    unstoppable (of something bad)

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab37 strokes

    はどめがかからない

    Adjective

    1.
    unstoppable (of something bad)
    idiomatic expression

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    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
    が
    ga
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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