留まる
とまる
Romaji:
tomaru
Meaning:
To be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)
The Japanese term 留まる (とまる) means To be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place) and appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Quick Info: This word appears frequently in JLPT N2 exams. Mastery helps with both reading and listening sections.
✅ Study tip: Learn 留まる (とまる / tomaru) for meaning “to be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)”. This is a JLPT N2 word.
- Listen. Repeat two times. Shadow the audio without pausing.
- Chunk it by sound: と · ま · る.
- Make a 10 second mnemonic with the meaning: “to be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)”.
- Write it once. Say とまる and tomaru as you write.
- Cloze it: 『今日は［ ］を使います。』 Then say the answer with the meaning.
- Review at 10 minutes, 1 day, and 3 days.
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