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What does 留める (とめる, tomeru) mean?

留める (とめる, tomeru) means to pin, to fasten; to keep, to retain; to stop.

Quick facts
Readingとめる
Romajitomeru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
とめる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworktomeru

to pin, to fasten; to keep, to retain; to stop

Example sentences

  • I keep my teacher's words in my heart.

  • Please clip this paper together.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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