泣き止む

なきやむ

Also written 泣きやむ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to stop crying; to cry oneself out

Kanji

• 泣 cry. Read as なく.
• 止 stop. Read as やむ.

Example sentences

• その赤ん坊は乳を飲まされてはじめて泣き止んだ。
  It was not until the baby was fed that he stopped crying.
• その赤ん坊は一晩中泣いたり泣き止んだりした。
  The baby cried on and off all night.
• その子供はお母さんを見るとすぐに泣きやみました。
  As soon as the child saw his mother, he stopped crying.
• その子供は、母親を見るとすぐに泣きやみました。
  As soon as the child saw his mother, he stopped crying.
• ３人の赤ん坊が泣きやまなくて、頭が痛くなってきた。
  Three babies crying incessantly gave me a headache.

Word lists

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