Word details
押しとどめる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 押しとどめる.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to check; to stop; to keep back
Examples
警官たちは群衆をおしとどめた。
The police held the crowd back.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
押
push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
8 strokesFrequency 789JLPT N2Grade 8
On
オウ
Kun
お.すお.し-お.っ-お.さえるおさ.える
Nanori
おしおすおや
止
stop, halt
4 strokesFrequency 310JLPT N3Grade 2
On
シ
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
Nanori
どめ
留
detain, fasten, halt, stop
10 strokesFrequency 731JLPT N2Grade 5
On
リュウル
Kun
と.めると.まるとど.めるとど.まるるうぶる
Nanori
とめ
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