止む

• 読み: やむ
• ローマ字: yamu
• 漢字の分解: 止 (shi/to) — stop, halt
• 発音: /ja.mɯ/

意味

To cease; to stop. Describes natural phenomena or situations coming to an end on their own.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the む row. Primarily used for weather events like rain or wind stopping, and also for abstract things like pain or crying ceasing. Unlike 止める (transitive), 止む is intransitive — the subject stops by itself.

例文

1. 雨が止むまで待ちましょう。
2. 風が止んだら外に出ます。
3. やっと痛みが止んでよかったです。

使い方ガイド

場面: weather, natural phenomena, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From classical Japanese やむ, sharing the kanji 止 (stop, halt). The character depicts a foot pausing mid-step, conveying the sense of coming to a standstill.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal