I Love Kanji止む (yamu)
止む (やむ, yamu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to cease; to stop”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- やむ
- Romaji
- yamu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to cease; to stop; to be over · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 止む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 止む | やむ yamu |
| Polite (~masu) | 止みます | やみます yamimasu |
| Negative | 止まない | やまない yamanai |
| Polite negative | 止みません | やみません yamimasen |
| Past | 止んだ | やんだ yanda |
| Polite past | 止みました | やみました yamimashita |
| Negative past | 止まなかった | やまなかった yamanakatta |
| Te-form | 止んで | やんで yande |
| Potential | 止める | やめる yameru |
| Passive | 止まれる | やまれる yamareru |
| Causative | 止ませる | やませる yamaseru |
| Volitional | 止もう | やもう yamou |
| Imperative | 止め | やめ yame |
| Conditional (~ba) | 止めば | やめば yameba |
Kanji in 止む
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 止む.
止まるとまるto stop (moving)止めるやめるto stop (an activity)止めるとめるto stop禁止きんしprohibition止すよすto stop (doing)中止ちゅうしinterruption停止ていしstoppage防止ぼうしprevention立ち止まるたちどまるto stop (in one's tracks)引き止めるひきとめるto detain廃止はいしabolition静止せいしstillness阻止そしobstruction止めるとどめるto stop
Source: JMdict entry 1310640 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.