Compound verbs#11,056 most used

食い止める

くいとめる4

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to hold back; to stop

ITS KANJI

被害ひがいは最小限さいしょうげんに食くい止とめられた。

The damage was held to a minimum.

from Tatoeba · tommy__san

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem; to curb; to halt

ichidan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 食い止める this one meaning.

Kind複合動詞, compound verbs

Frequency#11,056 most used

Written食い止める、くい止める

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

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