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For pronunciation and definitions of はどめ – see the following entry.
歯止め
[noun] brake; drag; skid; pawl
[noun] restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit; check
[verb] Same as above.
(This term, はどめ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as はどめ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はどめ.)