Vocabulary

What does 呼び止める (よびとめる, yobitomeru) mean?

呼び止める (よびとめる, yobitomeru) means to call out and stop (someone); to hail (a taxi).

Quick facts
Reading	よびとめる
Romaji	yobitomeru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

呼び止めるよびとめる

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkyobitomeru

to call out and stop (someone); to hail (a taxi)

Example sentences

駅(えき)で友人(ゆうじん)に呼(よ)び止(と)められた。
I was stopped by a friend at the station.
警察官(けいさつかん)が歩行者(ほこうしゃ)を呼(よ)び止(と)めた。
The police officer called out to stop the pedestrian.