停める

とめる

to stop

N4 #3,198

Meanings

also 止める · 留める

  1. ichidan verb, transitive, esp. 止める, 停める to stop; to turn off
  2. esp. 止める, 停める to park
  3. esp. 止める, 停める to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain)
  4. to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
  5. to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind
  6. esp. 留める to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple
  7. esp. 留める to detain; to keep in custody

とどめる also 留める · 止める

  1. ichidan verb, transitive to stop; to halt; to hold back; to cease
  2. to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest)
  3. to fasten; to pin; to clip; to hold in place
  4. to keep in place; to limit; to retain
  5. to record (e.g. a fact); to commit to memory

Its kanji

In sentences

好すきなところに停とめて。 Park where you want. #12383645

車くるまを停とめなさい! Stop the car! #4897850

車くるまを停とめてください。 Please pull over. #2095194

彼かれは車くるまを歩道ほどうの脇わきに停とめた。 He parked his car beside the sidewalk. #104624

彼女かのじょは門もんのところに車くるまを停とめた。 She pulled her car up at the gate. #86491

ここに車くるまを停とめるのは違法いほうです。 It's illegal to park your car here. #224418

他ほかに停とめるところがないんです。 There isn't anywhere else to park. #10246231

トムはどこに車くるまを停とめたのかな。 I wonder where Tom parked his car. #12576995