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止めどない (とめどない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

止とめどない

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め

ど

な

い

Meanings

1

i-adjective

endless; ceaseless; unending

Describes something that continues without stopping, often used for tears, talking, or flowing water.

彼かの女じょの涙なみだは止とめどなく流ながれた。
Her tears flowed endlessly.

彼かれ

は

止と

めど

ない

お

しゃべり

で

、

みんな

を

困こま

ら

せ

た

。

His ceaseless chatter annoyed everyone.

Written forms

止とめどない
Most common kanji spelling.
止とめ処ど無ない
Rare ateji spelling.
留処無とめどない
Rare ateji spelling.

Kanji

止stop, halt
処dispose, manage, deal with
無nothingness, none, ain't
留detain, fasten, halt

Similar words

止とめどなく
Adverbial form of 止めどない, used to modify verbs.
絶たえ間まない
Similar meaning 'incessant', but 絶え間ない often implies a continuous state without gaps, while 止めどない emphasizes the inability to stop.

Etymology

Compound of 止め (tome, 'stopping') + ど (do, old possessive particle) + ない (nai, 'not'), literally 'without a stopping point'. The kanji spellings 止め処無い and 留処無い are ateji.