Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to shoot dead, to bring down (an animal).
  2. to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.), to make one's own.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
射止める いとめる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shoot, shine into, onto
シャ い.る さ.す (6th, N1)
somebody, person, one's station in life
シン み (3rd)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)