Meaning

Primary

To Stop

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb.

This is an intransitive verb. That means it does not take a direct object. Something comes to a stop. No direct object here. That's why this verb means to stop.

Reading

とまる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading when you learned the 止める, so you should be able to read it already!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 手が止まる

    to pause in doing something

    車が止まる

    the car stops

    なみだが止まる

    the tears stop

Context Sentences

この白いラインで車が止まる。

Cars stop at this white line.

スケートリンクの上で、止まることができなかった。

I couldn't stop on the skating rink.

バスは、もう少しで止まりそうでした。

The bus almost stopped.

Kanji Composition