せき止める
Japanese
Kanji in this term
止
と
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of
せき止める
– see the following entry.
【
せきとめる
】
[verb]
to
stop
/
hold back
the flow of
rivers
, etc.
[verb]
to
halt
progress
Alternative spellings
堰き止める
,
塞き止める
(This term,
せき止める
, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)