留める (とめる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

留める (とめる) means to fasten / to detain / to stop.

See example sentences below.

留める at a glance

留める

とめるtomeru

N3verb

to fasten / to detain / to stop

留めるとめるtomeruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to fasten / to detain / to stop

Example 1

写真を壁に留めました。

Translation

I fastened the photo to the wall.

Example 2

警察は彼を留めた。

Translation

The police detained him.