歯止め|はどめhadome[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounbrake; drag; skid; pawl
  2. nounbrake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint; (imposed) limit
    下院かいん議員ぎいんは支出ししゅつに歯止はどめをかけると言いいました。↗
    The Representative said he will put a brake on spending.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymブレーキNeutralNeutral loanword for the device that slows or stops a car, bicycle, or train; also used figuratively, like English 'put the brakes on.' Unlike 歯止め, it does not suggest a pawl engaging teeth.

Choose ブレーキ, the neutral loanword, for brakes on vehicles and machinery; 歯止め is a mechanical catch—a pawl or skid—that holds a wheel or part in place, and figuratively a check on something escalating.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 車輪しゃりんが路面ろめんを転ころがらないように路面ろめんとの間あいだに嚙かませるもの。車止くるまどめ。
  2. 車輪しゃりん自体じたいの回転かいてんを止とめる装置そうち。ブレーキ。
  3. 物事ものごとの悪化あっかまたは過熱かねつを防ふせぐための手段しゅだん。
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