留める (とどめる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

留める (とどめる) means to stop / to put an end to.

See example sentences below.

留める at a glance

留める

とどめるtodomeru

N1verb

to stop / to put an end to

留めるとどめるtodomeruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to stop / to put an end to

Example 1

電話をここで留めてください。

Translation

Please stop the call here.

Example 2

傷口の出血を留める方法を教えて。

Translation

Tell me how to stop the bleeding from the wound.