きとめる【だきとめる】

Frequency rank: 16,183. – 16,228.
    Ichidan verb; transitive verb
  1. to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
Forms
  • きとめる【だきとめる】Frequency rank: 16,183. – 16,228.
  • きめる【だきとめる】Frequency rank: 20,705. – 20,792.
  • きめる【だきとめる】Frequency rank: 30,021. – 30,256.
  • める【だきとめる】
  • だきとめる
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to hold a person back; to restrain
    2. This meaning is used when someone is physically stopped or held by another person, often to prevent them from moving forward or to protect them from danger.
    He held her back as she tried to leave.
    I caught my friend before he fell.
  2. to catch in one's arms
    3. This meaning is used when someone catches another person in a caring or protective manner, often in a dramatic or affectionate way.
    She caught the puppy in her arms and smiled gently.
    He caught the baby that was about to fall.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to catch in one's armsto catch him in one's armsto catch someone with forceto hold back from painto embrace a loved oneto be caught in someone's armsto hold someone tightlyto restrain one's feelingsto catch someone as they pass byto hold back anxiety
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