Japanese edit

Alternative spellings
堰き止める
塞き止める
せき止める

Etymology edit

From () (seki, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (seku).) + ()める (tomeru).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

せきとめる (sekitomeruichidan (stem せきとめ (sekitome), past せきとめた (sekitometa))

  1. to stop/hold back the flow of rivers, etc.
  2. to halt progress

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN