Word Meaning 留め具

とめぐ tomegu

留め具 is read as とめぐ (tomegu) and means latch.

Meaning

English

  1. latch
  2. clasp
  3. catch
  4. check
  5. fastener

Reading

Kana

とめぐ

Romaji

tomegu

Writing Variants

  • 止め具 とめぐ tomegu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 127218 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

留め金具

とめかなぐ

buckle

留学生

りゅうがくせい

overseas student

留学

りゅうがく

(temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)

留守

るす

absence

留守番

るすばん

caretaker

留年

りゅうねん

repeating a year (at school)

留める

とどめる

to record (e.g. a fact)

留任

りゅうにん

remaining in office

留置場

りゅうちじょう

police cell

留置

りゅうち

detention (usu. during investigation)

留意

りゅうい

heeding

留め

とめ

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)