行き止まり

いきどまり

Also written ゆきどまり

Meanings

1. Noun dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); cul-de-sac
2. end; end of the road; end point; as far as one can go

Kanji

• 行 go. Read as いき.
• 止 stop. Read as どまり.

Example sentences

• 行き止まりだ。
  It's a dead end.
• その道は行き止まりだった。
  The road came to a dead end.
• 通り抜けられると思ったら行き止まりだった。
  I thought I could get through, but it was a dead end.

Common phrases

• 行き止まりになる

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