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stop short

On-Yomi: イ

Koohii stories:

1) [mantixen] 16-2-2007(39): This character would be the sign of the snake if the last stroke didn't stop short.

2) [hknamida] 24-1-2008(5): A common snake strives to become a sign of the snake, but stops short and never reaches its goal. (Based on mantixen's story.).

3) [CasualTatsumaki] 18-11-2010(): For some reason, Orobus, the sign of the snake 巳 , always stops short of swallowing itself.

4) [kanjiwarrior] 13-6-2009(): Igor (イ)'s move to steal a snake's girl was to stop short. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxGRE2wpjsY.

5) [Katsuo] 27-10-2007(): You whack the cricket ball away, but surprisingly it stops short even before it reaches short stop. The reason is it hit a passing snake (and knocked a chunk out of him). Note: "short stop" is a fielding position in cricket.

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