止める (Yameru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to stop (an activity), to cease, to discontinue, to end”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain
Examples
彼女は話をやめた。
She stopped talking.
彼女は喫煙をやめた。
She gave up smoking.
彼女は学校をやめた。
She dropped out of school.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).