How to say "Dead end" in Japanese
If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Dead end" you've come to the right place!
the Japanese word for "Dead end" is "Ikidomari", written in japanese as "行き止まり".
Here's a more detailed 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).
The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:
The kanji "行" means "Go" and can be read as "Kou", "I", "Gyou" and "Okona". And The kanji "止" means "Stop" and can be read as "Ya", "Shi" and "To".
Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.
What does "Ikidomari" mean in japanese?
"Ikidomari" means "Dead end" .
To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:
What is the Kanji for go?What is the Kanji for stop?If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:
How to write "Dead end" in Japanese
To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.
But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.
This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:
The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "り" is read as "ri". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "ぎ" is read as "gi". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "や" is read as "ya". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "ど" is read as "do".
About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.