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食い止める[くいとめる] (kuitomeru)

check; hold back

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Meaning

食い止める (くいとめる, kuitomeru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “check; hold back”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

倒産とうさんだけは食い止くいとめた

At least we managed to stave off bankruptcy.

被害ひがいは最小限さいしょうげんに食い止くいとめられた。

The damage was held to a minimum.

漏ろうえいはすぐに食くいとめる必要ひつようがある。

The leak needs to be stopped immediately.

我々われわれは病気びょうきの伝染でんせんをくいとめなければならない。

We should check the spread of the disease.

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