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止める

やめる

to stop (doing something)

Mnemonic

The very same kanji read やめる instead. This one halts an activity rather than a moving thing. Yah や, me める, quit talking — not park the car: やめる.

Worth knowing

Written identically to とめる, とめる stops a thing somewhere, やめる stops an action.

Built from

stop
A footprint planted flat. It goes no further.

Words sharing these kanji

to stop (at some place) to stop, to come to a stop to catch, to receive

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