止む

How to remember it

やむ — like a "yawn" fading as the storm finally dies down.

Example sentences

• 雨が止むまで待ちましょう。

  あめがやむまでまちましょう。

  Let's wait until the rain stops.

• 風が止んで空が晴れた。

  かぜがやんでそらがはれた。

  The wind died down and the sky cleared.

Usage

Intransitive godan verb; mainly for rain/wind/storms, not for stopping people.

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