留まる (とどまる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

留まる (とどまる) means to stay / to remain / to be fixed.

See example sentences below.

留まる at a glance

留まる

とどまるtodomaru

N2verb

to stay / to remain / to be fixed

留まるとどまるtodomaruN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to stay / to remain / to be fixed

Example 1

家にとどまって勉強します。

Translation

I stay at home and study.

Example 2

その気持ちは心にとどまる。

Translation

That feeling remains in my heart.