Meaning of 取り留める(とりとめる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 取り留める, 取留める, 取りとめる

Kana Reading とりとめる

Romaji toritomeru

Parts of speech

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

Meaning

to stop; to put a stop to; to check

Example Sentences

取り留める, 取留める, 取りとめる, とりとめる used in context

彼女(かのじょ)は飛行機(ひこうき)墜落事故(ついらくじこ)で息子(むすこ)が一命(いちめい)をとりとめた(とりとめる)ことを聞いて(きく)うれし泣き(うれしなき)した(する)。

She cried for joy when she heard that her son had survived the plane crash.
彼女(かのじょ)の頭(とう)はとりとめのない(とりとめる)考え(かんがえ)でいっぱいだった(だ)。

Her head was full of airy thoughts.
彼(あれ)は飛行機(ひこうき)事故(じこ)で一命(いちめい)を取り留めた(とりとめる)。

He survived the plane crash.
彼(あれ)は事故(じこ)で一命(いちめい)をとりとめた(とりとめる)。

He survived the accident.
彼(あれ)はかろうじて命(いのち)をとりとめた(とりとめる)。

He narrowly escaped death.
１人(ひとり)の少年(しょうねん)だけが交通事故(こうつうじこ)から一命(いちめい)をとりとめた(とりとめる)。

Only one little boy survived the traffic accident.

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain

取り留める

Plain Polite

取り留めます

Negative

取り留めない

Negative Polite

取り留めません

Past

Plain

取り留めた

Plain Polite

取り留めました

Negative

取り留めなかった

Negative Polite

取り留めませんでした

Plain

取り留めて

Plain Polite

取り留めまして

Negative

Negative Polite

Passive

Plain

取り留められる

Plain Polite

取り留められます

Negative

取り留められない

Negative Polite

取り留められません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

留 JLPT 3

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

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取 JLPT 3

take, fetch, take up

On: シュ

Kun: と.る, と.り, と.り-, とり, -ど.り

8 strokes

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