N2Verb

🏃Actions & Movement

引き止めるひきとめる

hikitomeru

to keep back, to prevent, to hold back

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Example sentence

彼はぜひもう少しいるようにと私を引き留めた。

He pressed me to stay a little longer.

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Kanji in 引き止める

pull, tug, quote, refer to

Sentences with 引き止める

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
字引	N5	じびき	じびきdictionary
止まる	N5	とまる	とまるto come to a halt
引く	N5	ひく	ひくto pull, to draw; subtract
止める	N4	とめる	とめるto stop / halt / park (something physical or an action; e.g. 車[くるま]を止[と]める = stop a car)
止める	N4	やめる	やめるto quit / stop (an activity, job, habit; e.g. 仕事[しごと]をやめる = quit a job)
引っ越す	N4	ひっこす	ひっこすto move to a new place of residence
止む	N4	やむ	やむto cease, to stop
引き出し	N4	ひきだし	ひきだしdrawer

More Actions & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
発	はつ	はつto depart (e.g., on a plane, train)
熱する	ねっする	ねっするto heat
目指す	めざす	めざすto aim at, to have an eye on
狙う	ねらう	ねらうto aim at
迫る	せまる	せまるto draw near, to press
巡る	めぐる	めぐるto go around
潰す	つぶす	つぶすto smash, to waste
もたれる	もたれる	もたれるto lean against, to lean on

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