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止まる
とまる
N5
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to come to a halt
2
to stop (moving)
3
to come to a stop
4
to stop (doing, working, being supplied)
5
to cease
6
to alight
7
to perch on
Example sentence
バスが学校の前に止まりました。
バスが がっこうの まえに とまりました。
The bus stopped in front of the school.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 止まる in the wild?
Kanji in this word
止
Stop, Halt
4 strokes
More words with
止
停止
ていし ·
suspension
N2
禁止
きんし ·
prohibition
N3
防止
ぼうし ·
prevention
N2
廃止
はいし ·
abolition
N1
中止
ちゅうし ·
Full entry on Jisho
suspension
N3
歯止め
はどめ ·
brake
受け止める
うけとめる ·
to catch
N1
終止符
しゅうしふ ·
full stop
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