止まる

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Japanese stop sign, reading 止まれ tomare “stop!”

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

止まる (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana とまる, rōmaji tomaru)

Japanese verb pair
active  ()める
mediopassive  ()まる
  1. to stop
     ()まれ (うご)な!
    Tomare! Ugokuna!
    Stop! Don't move!
     () (かん) ()まった
    jikan ga tomatta
    time stopped
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
とど
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) どま [tòdómáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞do̞ma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

止まる (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana とどまる, rōmaji todomaru)

Japanese verb pair
active  (とど)める
mediopassive  (とど)まる
  1. to stop
  2. to remain; to stay
     () (じょう)シェア (やく)20%にとどまっている
    shijō shea wa yaku 20% ni todomatteiru
    market share has stayed at approximately 20%
Conjugation
Derived terms

See also

References

  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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