Word Meaning 止む

やむ yamu

止む is read as やむ (yamu) and means to cease.

Meaning

English

to cease
to stop
to be over

Reading

Kana

やむ

Romaji

yamu

Writing Variants

罷むやむ yamu
已むやむ yamu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 降る Rank 14472 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

止まる

とまる

to alight

止め金

とめがね

clasp

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

止むを得ない

やむをえない

cannot be helped

止血

しけつ

stopping of bleeding

止ん事無い

やんごとない

noble (birth)

止音器

しおんき

(piano) damper