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留とどまる

N2
とどまる todomaru
  1. to be fixed
  2. to abide
  3. 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なんの得とくもない。
    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"
  }
}