Illustration: On a quiet Japanese neighborhood lane, a cyclist has brought a bicycle to a complete stop before a mother duck and her ducklings crossing the road. One foot is planted firmly on the pavement, both hands squeeze the brake levers, and the front wheel remains safely short of the birds.

JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

止とまる

tomaru

to stop moving

Example sentences

  1. ここで止とまるな。

    Don’t stop here.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. そして、電車でんしゃはキーッという音おとを立たてて止とまった。

    Then, the train screeched to a halt.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 汽車きしゃが急きゅうに止とまった。

    Our train stopped suddenly.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 止

  • 止stop; haltOnシKunとまる・とめる・とどめる

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