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How to say 'Dead end' in Japanese | 行き止まり

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The Japanese word for Dead end is 'Ikidomari', written as 行き止まり in Japanese.'Dead end' in hiragana is いきどまり.

    Meaning

    Dead end

    Reading

    いきどまり

    ikidomari

    Kanji

    Go Stop

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '行き止まり (いきどまり)' refers to a 'dead end', typically a road or path that does not continue further. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a situation where progress is blocked or no further options are available. For example: This road is a dead end「この道は行き止まりです」(このみちはいきどまりです). We've reached a dead end in our negotiations「交渉は行き止まりに達した」(こうしょうはいきどまりにたっした).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    2520

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 行き止まり

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Go

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Stop

Hiragana in the Word 行き止まり

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ki
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ma
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ri

Words Related to 行き止まり Through the Kanji

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 行 as well.

  • word

    行く

    Meaning

    Go

  • word

    行う

    Meaning

    Conduct

  • word

    飛行機

    Meaning

    Airplane

  • word

    行き

    Meaning

    Going

  • word

    行為

    Meaning

    Act

  • word

    銀行

    Meaning

    Bank

  • word

    持って行く

    Meaning

    Take

  • word

    行政

    Meaning

    Administration

  • word

    急行

    Meaning

    Express, Rush

  • word

    実行

    Meaning

    Execution

  • word

    旅行

    Meaning

    Travel

  • word

    飛行場

    Meaning

    Airport

  • word

    連れて行く

    Meaning

    Take

  • word

    行成

    Meaning

    Suddenly

  • word

    行き来

    Meaning

    Coming and going

  • word

    Meaning

    Line, Row

  • word

    執行

    Meaning

    Execution

  • word

    行動

    Meaning

    Action

  • word

    行楽

    Meaning

    Outing

  • word

    行使

    Meaning

    Exercise

  • word

    進行

    Meaning

    Advance, Progress

  • word

    行列

    Meaning

    Line, Matrix

  • word

    修行

    Meaning

    Training, Asceticism

  • word

    移行

    Meaning

    Transition

  • word

    行事

    Meaning

    Event

  • word

    奉行

    Meaning

    Magistrate

  • word

    刊行

    Meaning

    Publication

  • word

    徐行

    Meaning

    Slow driving

  • word

    行方

    Meaning

    Whereabouts

  • word

    一行

    Meaning

    Group

  • word

    施行

    Meaning

    Enforcement

  • word

    行儀

    Meaning

    Manners

  • word

    遂行

    Meaning

    Execution

  • word

    通行

    Meaning

    Passage

  • word

    通行止め

    Meaning

    Roadblock

  • word

    現行

    Meaning

    Current, Existing

  • word

    履行

    Meaning

    Fulfillment

  • word

    流行る

    Meaning

    Trend

  • word

    先行

    Meaning

    Precedence

  • word

    発行

    Meaning

    Issue, Publication

  • word

    歩行者

    Meaning

    Pedestrian

  • word

    歩行者天国

    Meaning

    Pedestrian zone

  • word

    平行

    Meaning

    Parallel

  • word

    走行

    Meaning

    Travel

  • word

    飛行

    Meaning

    Flight

  • word

    流行

    Meaning

    Epidemic, Trend

Words Related to 行き止まり Through the Kanji

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 止 as well.

  • word

    止める

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    止まる

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    止む

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    禁止

    Meaning

    Prohibition

  • word

    受け止める

    Meaning

    Accept, Catch

  • word

    止め

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    中止

    Meaning

    Cancellation

  • word

    通行止め

    Meaning

    Roadblock

  • word

    立ち止まる

    Meaning

    Stop, Pause

  • word

    引き止める

    Meaning

    Stop, Detain

  • word

    立ち入り禁止

    Meaning

    No entry

  • word

    廃止

    Meaning

    Abolition

  • word

    停止

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    防止

    Meaning

    Prevention

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'Ikidomari' means 'Dead end' .

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