What does 止める mean?
止める is a Japanese verb meaning “to end, to stop” in English. It can also be translated as “to prevent, to notice, to fix (in place)” depending on context. It is written as 止める in kanji, やめる in hiragana, and yameru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentence
その新聞は政府にインフレを止めるように求めた。
The newspaper called for the government to stop inflation.