止む
やむ
hepburn yamu
to stop (rain, wind, sound)
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 雨が止みました。The rain has stopped.
- 風が止む。The wind dies down.
Collocations
止む (yamu, cease)雨が止む風が止む泣き止む (nakiyamu, stop crying)止まない (yamanai, ceaseless)
Mnemonic
Yamu (止む) is "cease (rain / wind / sound / crying — natural phenomena)" — B + cluster (seasonal weather cluster). Pairs with tomaru (stop): yamu for natural phenomena (rain / wind), tomaru for intentional / static stop (cars / clocks / actions). Cluster: (1) tsuyu (rainy season, June) — ame ga yamanai; (2) taifuu (typhoon) — kaze ga yamu; (3) raiu (thunderstorm); (4) nakiyamu (children stop crying).
Quick check
Yamu vs tomaru?