Word Meaning 止まる

とまる tomaru

止まる is read as とまる (tomaru) and means to alight.

Meaning

English

  1. to alight
  2. to perch on
  3. to stop (moving)
  4. to come to a stop
  5. to stop (doing, working, being supplied)
  6. to come to a halt
  7. to cease
  8. to be stopped

Reading

Kana

とまる

Romaji

tomaru

Writing Variants

  • 止る とまる tomaru
  • 駐まる とまる tomaru
  • 停まる とまる tomaru
  • 留まる とまる tomaru
  • 留る とまる tomaru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Related Words 居座る,居続ける,留まる,腰を下ろす Rank 1279 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

止める

とめる

to park

止める

やめる

to stop (an activity)

止め金

とめがね

clasp

止む

やむ

to cease

止す

よす

to cease

止まり

とまり

stop

立ち止まる

たちどまる

to stop (in one's tracks)

止血

しけつ

stopping of bleeding

止ん事無い

やんごとない

noble (birth)

Example Sentences

10

Move along now.

Don't stop here.

It never stops.

Don't worry. The blood will clot soon.

The policeman signed to me to stop.

Don't get off the bus till it stops.

I heard a car stop in front of the house.

Don't get off the train till it stops.

Don't open the door till the train stops.

The policeman whistled for the car to stop.