止まる

とまる

to stop (moving)

N5 #1,172

Meanings

also 留まる

  1. godan verb, intransitive to stop (moving); to come to a stop
  2. to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
  3. to alight; to perch on

とどまる also 留まる

  1. godan verb, intransitive, usually in kana to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place)
  2. usually in kana to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

やまる

  1. godan verb, intransitive, colloquial, rare to cease; to stop; to be over

Its kanji

In sentences

時計とけいが止とまった。 A clock stopped. #150511

時計とけいが止とまってしまった。 My watch has run down. #150508

またパソコンが止とまった。 My computer froze again. #11858037

車くるまは止とまった。 The automobile stopped. #8537512

ここで止とまるな。 Don't stop here. #224557

そこで止とまって。 Stop there. #10741280

涙なみだが止とまりません。 I cannot stop crying. #77741

鳥とりは枝えだに止とまった。 The birds settled on the branches. #125793