Vocab Info
N2 る-verb, Transitive verb
留めるto stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to, to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit, to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
Dictionary Definition
Common
- る-verb, Transitive verb - 1. - to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to 
- 2. - to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit 
- 3. - to record (e.g. a fact), to retain - See Also: 
 
All Forms
留める 【とどめる】、止める 【とどめる】、停める 【とどめる】
Details
- と 
- ど 
- め 
- る 
 
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- 落第の点数をとった生徒を原級に留める。 - Keep the student who got a failing grade in the same grade. - N2
 
- モデルは常にその美貌を留めようとしています。 - Models always strive to keep their beauty. - N2
 
- 家族を地元に留めて上京しているので、寂しいです。 - Since I have kept my family in my hometown and moved to Tokyo, I feel lonely. - N2
 
- 戦争の跡を留めている地方を見るものには辛いものがあります。 - There is something painful in seeing regions that still retain the scars of war. - N2
 
- 祖父のアドバイスを胸に留めている限り、この人生は上手くいくだろう。 - As long as I keep my grandfather's advice in my heart, life will probably go well. - N2
 
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