止める
とめる
hepburn tomeru
to stop (transitive), to halt
Part of speech · ichidan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 車を止めてください。Please stop the car.
- 駅前に車を止めた。I parked the car in front of the station.
Collocations
止める (tomeru, to stop)車を止める (kuruma wo tomeru, park a car)時計を止める (tokei wo tomeru, stop a clock)駐車場 (chuushajou, parking lot)停止 (teishi, stop)
Mnemonic
Tomeru (止める) is "to stop" — B + no-cluster simple vocab (clean baseline). Kanji 止 (stop). Transitive paired with intransitive tomaru "to come to a stop." Usage: (1) kuruma wo tomeru (park a car); (2) tokei wo tomeru (stop a clock); (3) chuushajou (parking lot); (4) teishi (formal "stop").
Quick check
Tomeru vs tomaru?