Meaning of 止まる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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止まる, 留まる, 停まる, 駐まる, 止る, 留るJLPT 5
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Kana Readingとまる
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Romajitomaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to stop (moving); to come to a stop
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to alight; to perch on
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Example Sentences
止まる, 留まる, 停まる, 駐まる, 止る, 留る, とまる used in context
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車は草地に飛び込み、しばらくガクンガクンと走って止まったのです。
The car dove into the field and, after bumping along for a time, came to a halt.
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目標とする１０パーセントにははるかにおよばない結果にとどまった。
It stopped short at a result far from the 10% taken as the target.
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The bike screeched to a stop.
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The train doesn't stop at that station.
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Don't open the door till the train stops.
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You must not get off the train before it stops.
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
detain, fasten, halt, stop
On: リュウ, ル
Kun: と.める, と.まる, とど.める, とど.まる, るうぶる
10 strokes
stop, halt
On: シ
Kun: と.まる, -ど.まり, と.める, -と.める, -ど.め, とど.める, とど.め, とど.まる, や.める, や.む, -や.む, よ.す, -さ.す, -さ.し
4 strokes
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