Word Meaning 止まない

やまない yamanai

止まない is read as やまない (yamanai) and means always.

Meaning

English

always
forever
very
greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)

Reading

Kana

やまない

Romaji

yamanai

Writing Variants

已まない やまない yamanai

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 107851 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

止むを得ない

やむをえない

cannot be helped

止ん事無い

やんごとない

noble (birth)

止まる

とまる

to alight

止め金

とめがね

clasp

止む

やむ

to cease

止まる

とどまる

to be limited to

止める

とめる

to park

止める

やめる

to stop (an activity)

止す

よす

to cease

止めどなく

とめどなく

endlessly

止まり

とまり

stop

止めに入る

とめにはいる

to intervene

Example Sentences

早く雨が止まないかなぁ。

I hope the rain stops soon.

泣き止まないと犬の餌にするよ。

Stop crying or I'll throw you to the dogs.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

止まない雨 Yamanai Ame