消し止める

けしとめる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to put out; to extinguish

Kanji

• 消 vanish. Read as けす.
• 止 stop. Read as とめる.

Example sentences

• 大事に至る前に火事は消し止められた。
  The fire was put out before it got serious.
• 幸い、火事は大事に至らぬ内に消し止められた。
  Fortunately, the fire was put out before it became too serious.
• 彼は火事を消し止めた。
  He extinguished the fire.
• 彼は機敏に動いて火事を消し止めた。
  He acted quickly and put out the fire.
• 彼らが火事を消し止めたのは夜明け前だった。
  It was before dawn that they got the fire under control.

Common phrases

• 火を消し止める

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