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呼び止める
yobitomeru
to flag down
Example sentence
彼は背の高い人を呼びとめてレコード店への道を尋ねました。
He stopped a tall man and asked him the way to the record shop.
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Sentences with 呼び止める
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 呼ぶ | N5 | よぶ | よぶto call (one's name); to invite | |
| 止まる | N5 | とまる | とまるto come to a halt | |
| 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) | |
| 止む | N4 | やむ | やむto cease, to stop | |
| 禁止 | N3 | きんし | きんしprohibition, ban | |
| 中止 | N3 | ちゅうし | ちゅうしsuspension, stoppage, discontinuance | |
| 呼吸 | N3 | こきゅう | こきゅうbreath, respiration |
More Communication & Speech words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 強いて | しいて | しいてby force; if I must (e.g. 強いて言えば = if I had to say) | |
| 提供 | ていきょう | ていきょうoffer, program sponsoring | |
| コメント | コメント | コメントcomment | |
| 掲載 | けいさい | けいさいappearance (e.g., article in paper) | |
| 報道 | ほうどう | ほうどうcoverage, report | |
| 発言 | はつげん | はつげんutterance, speech, proposal | |
| 指摘 | してき | してきpointing out, identification | |
| 交渉 | こうしょう | こうしょうnegotiation |
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