Compound verbs#12,306 most used

せき止める

せきとめる4

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to dam up; to hold back

ITS KANJI

川かわの水みずをせき止とめるために堤防ていぼうが建設けんせつされた。

A bank was built to keep back the water of the river.

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

ichidan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

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

ichidan verb · transitive

Kind複合動詞, compound verbs

Frequency#12,306 most used

Writtenせき止める、堰き止める、塞き止める

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium