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ひきとめる
hikitomeru
To keep back, to prevent, to hold back
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引き止める
ひきとめる
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To keep back, to prevent, to hold back
hikitomeru
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JLPT Level N2
Upper-Intermediate · ~6,000 vocab · Natural speech
Kana ひきとめる
Romaji hikitomeru
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What does 引き止める mean in Japanese?
The word 引き止める (ひきとめる) means "to keep back, to prevent, to hold back" in Japanese. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary.
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What JLPT level is 引き止める?
引き止める is a JLPT N2 vocabulary item. Upper-Intermediate · ~6,000 vocab · Natural speech
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