Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 歯止め(はどめ) in Japanese

歯止め
Kana Reading
はどめ
Romaji
hadome
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    brake; skid; pawl
    Example sentence
    下院議員は支出に歯止めをかけると言いました。 The Representative said he will put a brake on spending.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit; check

Examples of 歯止め, はどめ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

歯 JLPT 3

12 strokes

tooth, cog

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: よわい, は, よわ.い, よわい.する

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止 JLPT 4

4 strokes

stop, halt

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: と.まる, -ど.まり, と.める, -と.める, -ど.め, とど.める, とど.め, とど.まる, や.める, や.む, -や.む, よ.す, -さ.す, -さ.し

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