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

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    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.

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      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。

      Models always strive to keep their beauty.

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      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 kept my family in my hometown and moved to Tokyo, I feel lonely.

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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 in seeing regions that still retain the scars of war.

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      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.

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