EntryCommon
  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

    to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem; to curb; to halt

    被害は最小限に食い止められた。
    The damage was held to a minimum.

Also written くい止める【くいとめる】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eat, food

Kun
く.うく.らうた.べるは.む
On
ショクジキ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
328 of 2500
Radical
eat
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

ぐい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-7SKIP code
8b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8073.2Four corner code
2865deroo
98dfUnicode hex code
1-31-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5154Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6674New Nelson (John Haig)
2075New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2578Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1316Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1787Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1472Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1582Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
269A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1159Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
283Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44014Morohashi
146A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
322Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
322Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
253sakade
99Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
163henshall3
180Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
207crowley
131Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
1900Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1484Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2, si4Pinyin reading
sig, saKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stop, halt

Kun
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
On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
310 of 2500
Radical
stop
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

どめ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-2-2, 4-4-2SKIP code
2m2.2The Kanji Dictionary
2110.0Four corner code
1273deroo
6b62Unicode hex code
1-27-63JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2429Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2954New Nelson (John Haig)
2941New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3659Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1868Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2545Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
370Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
396Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
400A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
87Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
552Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16253Morohashi
129A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
477Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
485Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
220sakade
202Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
143henshall3
94Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
415crowley
217Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.13busy_people
1127Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
376Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi3Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level