Word Meaning 留め
とめ
tome
留め is read as とめ (tome) and means (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke).
Meaning
English
- (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)
- forty-five degree angle
- remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
Reading
Kana
とめ
Romaji
tome
Writing Variants
- 止め とめ tome
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 12 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
5警察はその場で彼を留めた。
けいさつはそのばでかれをとどめた。
The police detained him on the spot.
友だちが私を駅で留めた。
ともだちがわたしをえきでとめた。
My friend stopped me at the station.
車をここに留めないでください。
くるまをここにとめないでください。
Please do not stop your car here.
紙をクリップで留めた。
かみをくりっぷでとめた。
I fastened the papers with a clip.
髪を後ろで留めると涼しい。
かみをうしろでとめるとすずしい。
It feels cooler when you fasten your hair back.
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