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せき止とめる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to bring to a halt; to intercept
2. to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
Alt. forms
せき止とめる
47%
堰せき止とめる
33%
塞せき止とめる
12%
せきとめる
6%
Kanji used
止
stop
Pitch accent
せ
きとめ
る
せ
きとめる
Top 34000
Conjugations...Used in: 333
Composed of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Examples (1 in total)
A bank was built to keep back the water of the river.