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N2Verb
⚙️Actions & States (generic)
留まる
todomaru
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)
Example sentence
彼女は独りでここにとどまった。
She stayed here by herself.
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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 | |
| 留める | N3 | とめる | とめるto fasten, to turn off, to detain | |
| 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 & States (generic) words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| お帰り | おかえり | おかえりreturn, welcome (polite) | |
| 気を付ける | きをつける | きをつけるto be careful, to pay attention, to take care | |
| ストップ | ストップ | ストップstop | |
| 清掃 | せいそう | せいそうcleaning | |
| 手入れ | ていれ | ていれrepairs, maintenance | |
| 接する | せっする | せっするto attend to (someone); to associate with | |
| 属する | ぞくする | ぞくするto belong to, to come under | |
| 当てはまる | あてはまる | あてはまるto be applicable, to come under (a category) |
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