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N3Verb
🏃Actions & Movement
留める
tomeru
to fasten, to turn off, to detain
Example sentence
彼の勇気は歴史に名をとどめた。
His courage went down in history.
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Sentences with 留める
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 留学生 | N5 | りゅうがくせい | りゅうがくせいinternational student | |
| 留守 | N4 | るす | るすabsence; not at home | |
| 留学 | N3 | りゅうがく | りゅうがくstudying abroad | |
| 停留所 | N3 | ていりゅうじょ | ていりゅうじょbus or tram stop | |
| 留まる | N2 | とどまる | とどまるto stay / remain / be fixed in one place (more formal or literary; e.g. 心[こころ]に留まる[とまる] = remain in the mind) | |
| 留まる | N2 | とまる | とまるto stop / stay (general everyday use; e.g. この町[まち]に留まる[とまる] = stay in this town) | |
| 留守番 | N2 | るすばん | るすばんcare-taking, caretaker, house-watching | |
| 書留 | N2 | かきとめ | かきとめregistered mail |
More Actions & Movement words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 守る | まもる | まもるto protect; to abide (by the rules) | |
| 含む | ふくむ | ふくむto contain, to include | |
| 与える | あたえる | あたえるto give | |
| 殺す | ころす | ころすto kill | |
| 戦う | たたかう | たたかうto fight, to compete, to battle | |
| 超える | こえる | こえるto exceed, to surpass (a quantity, limit, or standard; e.g. 定員[ていいん]を超[こ]える) | |
| 当たる | あたる | あたるto hit, to strike; to come true; to win (a prize) | |
| 相変わらず | あいかわらず | あいかわらずas ever, as usual |
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