Word Meaning 足止め

あしどめ ashidome

足止め is read as あしどめ (ashidome) and means level dyeing.

Meaning

English

  1. level dyeing
  2. being stranded
  3. grounding
  4. preventing (someone) from leaving
  5. confinement
  6. keeping indoors
  7. inducement to stay

Reading

Kana

あしどめ

Romaji

ashidome

Writing Variants

  • 足留 あしどめ ashidome
  • 足留め あしどめ ashidome

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 9318 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

あし

bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji

足元

あしもと

most recent

足音

あしおと

sense or sign that something is approaching

足る

たる

to be sufficient

足す

たす

to add (numbers)

足りる

たりる

to be sufficient

足場

あしば

convenience for transportation

足早

あしばや

fast (walking)

足らず

たらず

just under

足ずり

あしずり

stamping one's feet (in anger, frustration, etc.)

通行止め

つうこうどめ

closure (of a road)

Example Sentences

1

We were held up for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.