射止める

いとめる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal)
2. to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get; to make one's own

Kanji

• 射 shoot. Read as いる.
• 止 stop. Read as とめる.

Example sentences

• 彼には彼女のハートを射止める見込みはないだろう。
  He will have no chance of winning her heart.

Common phrases

• 座を射止める
• 心を射止める
• ハートを射止める

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