Word Meaning 行き止まり

いきどまり ikidomari

行き止まり is read as いきどまり (ikidomari) and means dead end.

Meaning

English

  1. dead end
  2. cul-de-sac
  3. blind alley
  4. no through road (i.e. on signage)
  5. end
  6. end of the road
  7. end point
  8. as far as one can go

Reading

Kana

いきどまり

Romaji

ikidomari

Writing Variants

  • 行き止まり ゆきどまり yukidomari
  • 行き止り いきどまり ikidomari
  • 行き止り ゆきどまり yukidomari
  • 行止まり いきどまり ikidomari
  • 行止まり ゆきどまり yukidomari
  • 行止り いきどまり ikidomari
  • 行止り ゆきどまり yukidomari

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 4533 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

通行止め

つうこうどめ

closure (of a road)

通行禁止

つうこうきんし

No Entry!

諸車通行止

しょしゃつうこうどめ

Closed to Traffic

飛行禁止空域

ひこうきんしくういき

no-fly zone

行き帰り

いきかえり

going and returning (e.g. work, school)

行方

ゆくえ

(one's) whereabouts

行動

こうどう

action

行事

ぎょうじ

event

行使

こうし

use

Example Sentences

3

It's a dead end.

The road came to a dead end.

I thought I could get through, but it was a dead end.