Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to cease, to stop, to be over.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
止む やむ
 
已む やむ
 
罷む やむ
 
熄む やむ
 
歇む やむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)