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とどまる
todomaru
To be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)
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留まる
とどまる
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To be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)
todomaru
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JLPT Level N2
Upper-Intermediate · ~6,000 vocab · Natural speech
Kana とどまる
Romaji todomaru
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What does 留まる mean in Japanese?
The word 留まる (とどまる) means "to be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)" in Japanese. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary.
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留まる is read as とどまる (romaji: todomaru). Press the 🔊 Hear it button to hear the pronunciation spoken aloud.
What JLPT level is 留まる?
留まる is a JLPT N2 vocabulary item. Upper-Intermediate · ~6,000 vocab · Natural speech
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