止む
やむ
to cease, to stop
Godan verbJLPT N4
Example Sentences
雨が止みました。
The rain stopped.
まだ風が止みません。
The wind hasn't stopped yet.
すぐに雪が止むと思います。
I think the snow will stop soon.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•止む is often used with the particle が to show that something (like rain or noise) stops on its own — for example, 雨が止みました (The rain stopped).
•Don’t use を with 止む — it’s not used to stop something actively; for that, use 止める instead (e.g., 音楽を止めました = I stopped the music).
•You’ll often see 止む in the past tense (止んだ or 止みました), since it’s usually talking about something that has just stopped.
•JLPT N4 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
雨が止む（あめがやむ）
The rain stops
咳が止まない（せきがやまない）
The cough doesn’t stop
痛みが止んだ（いたみがやんだ）
The pain has stopped
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
止む
Masu Form
止みます
Te Form
止んで
Past Form
止んだ
Negative Form
止まない
Past Negative
止まなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
止みます
Polite Past
止みました
Polite Negative
止みません
Polite Past Negative
止みませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
止める
Passive Form
止まれる
Causative Form
止ませる
Causative Passive
止まされる
Volitional Form
止もう
Imperative Form
止め
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
止めば
Conditional (たら)
止んだら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
止んでいる
Desire (たい)
止みたい
Prohibition
止むな