止まる (とまる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

止まる (とまる) means to stop / to come to a halt.

See example sentences below.

止まる at a glance

止まる

とまるtomaru

N5verb

to stop / to come to a halt

止まるとまるtomaruN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to stop / to come to a halt

Example 1

バスが止まる。

Translation

The bus stops.

Example 2

時計が止まっています。

Translation

The clock has stopped.