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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

留とどめる

N1
とどめる todomeru
  1. to stop
  2. to leave behind
  3. to keep
ichidan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

留住;留下

Examples

  • 虎は死して皮を留め、人は死して名を残す。
    A great man will be remembered for his achievements.
    虎死留皮,人死留名。
  • 彼の勇気は歴史に名をとどめた。
    His courage went down in history.
    他的勇气使他名垂青史。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('d067bdf300'); // 留める
{
  "id": "d067bdf300",
  "word": "留める",
  "reading": "とどめる",
  "romaji": "todomeru",
  "meanings": [
    "to stop",
    "to leave behind",
    "to keep"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v1",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1598820,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "虎は死して皮を留め、人は死して名を残す。",
      "en": "A great man will be remembered for his achievements.",
      "tatoeba_id": 174463
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼の勇気は歴史に名をとどめた。",
      "en": "His courage went down in history.",
      "tatoeba_id": 115947
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "9a89fdb0234b7331088318a819bdb945c966750f1ccea8a6049b2f1ab96cef5c",
    "meanings": [
      "留住",
      "留下"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "虎は死して皮を留め、人は死して名を残す。",
        "zh": "虎死留皮,人死留名。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼の勇気は歴史に名をとどめた。",
        "zh": "他的勇气使他名垂青史。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/d067bdf300",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1598820; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "85aae11acea33b1b700dcd257df5564d05da0477fbbfdaa74aa58bda0e0a552f"
  }
}