踏みとどまる

ふみとどまる

Also written 踏み止まる, 踏み留まる

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to hold one's ground
2. to stop (doing); to give up

Kanji

• 踏 step on. Read as ふむ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists