止める

Meanings

1. to stop; to turn off
2. to park
3. to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain)
4. to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
5. to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind

Part of speech: ichidan verb, transitive

Kanji

• 止

  Meanings

  stop, halt

  On reading

  シ

  Kun reading

  と.まる、-ど.まり、と.める、-と.める、-ど.め、とど.める

  Strokes

  4

Example sentences

• その新聞は政府にインフレを止めるように求めた。

  The newspaper called for the government to stop inflation.

  Tatoeba #208821 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• ここに車を停めるのは違法です。

  It's illegal to park your car here.

  Tatoeba #224418 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• この文書はあなたのお目にだけ留めていただきたい。

  This document is for your eyes only.

  Tatoeba #219902 · CC BY 2.0 FR