留まる
N2とどまる todomaru
- to be fixed
- to abide
- to stay (in the one place)
godan verbintransitive
Chinese meanings
停留;留下
Chinese notes
留まる表示停留、留下;与止まる有重叠。
Examples
- ここにとどまっていても何の得もない。There is no advantage in staying here.待在这里没有任何好处。
- 行くも留まるもあなたの自由です。You may go or stay at will.去或留由你自由决定。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('257afc27f7'); // 留まる
{
"id": "257afc27f7",
"word": "留まる",
"reading": "とどまる",
"romaji": "todomaru",
"meanings": [
"to be fixed",
"to abide",
"to stay (in the one place)"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"v5r",
"vi"
],
"jmdict_id": 2657130,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "ここにとどまっていても何の得もない。",
"furigana": "ここにとどまっていても{何|なん}の{得|とく}もない。",
"en": "There is no advantage in staying here.",
"tatoeba_id": 224474
},
{
"ja": "行くも留まるもあなたの自由です。",
"en": "You may go or stay at will.",
"tatoeba_id": 173374
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "244656504d7480a2161f40db284bf79882e0f06517876e86703a9b69895ea39d",
"meanings": [
"停留",
"留下"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "ここにとどまっていても何の得もない。",
"zh": "待在这里没有任何好处。"
},
{
"ja": "行くも留まるもあなたの自由です。",
"zh": "去或留由你自由决定。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/257afc27f7",
"JMdict ent_seq 2657130; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"notes": "留まる表示停留、留下;与止まる有重叠。",
"review_hash": "db0830ddc06073e9c33159874308f02efbc5a7535ec7aa3c41f69f677b56186a"
}
}