止む (やむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

止む (やむ) means to stop (e.g. rain, action).

See example sentences below.

止む at a glance

止む

やむyamu

N4verb

to stop (e.g. rainaction)

止むやむyamuN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to stop (e.g. rain, action)

Example 1

雨がやんだら出かけましょう。

Translation

Let's go out after the rain stops.

Example 2

先生が話すのをやんだ。

Translation

The teacher stopped talking.