Vocab Info

N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

(とど)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

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit

    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to record (e.g. a fact), to retain

    All Forms

    留める 【とどめる】止める 【とどめる】停める 【とどめる】

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      落第(らくだい)点数(てんすう)をとった生徒(せいと)原級(げんきゅう)(とど)める。

      Keep the student who got a failing grade in the same grade. {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}

      • N2

      モデルは(つね)にその美貌(びぼう)(とど)めようとしています。

      The model is always trying to maintain her beauty. {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}

      • N2

      家族(かぞく)地元(じもと)(とど)めて上京(じょうきょう)しているので、(さび)しいです。

      Since I have left my family in my hometown and moved to Tokyo, I feel lonely. {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}

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      戦争(せんそう)(あと)(とど)めている地方(ちほう)()るものには(つら)いものがあります。

      There is something painful for those who see regions that retain the scars of war. {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}

      • N2

      祖父(そふ)のアドバイスを(むね)(とど)めている(かぎ)り、この人生(じんせい)上手(うま)くいくだろう。

      As long as I keep my grandfather's advice in my heart, life will probably go well. {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}

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