Vocabulary

What does 足止め (あしどめ, ashidome) mean?

足止め (あしどめ, ashidome) means preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors.

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Readingあしどめ
Romajiashidome
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
あしどめ
ashidome

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive being stranded; grounding
  3. 3noun · suru verb · transitive level dyeing

Also written: 足留め、足留

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