Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to stop; to turn off
esp. 止める, 停める
2. to park
esp. 止める, 停める
3. to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain)
esp. 止める, 停める
4. to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit
5. to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind
6. to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple
esp. 留める
7. to detain; to keep in custody
esp. 留める
Kanji used
hold in place
Pitch accent
める
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Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to detain; to check; to restrain
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to check; to stop; to keep back
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to sew together
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
Examples (2 in total)
She fastened the clasp of her necklace.
I thought you were going to keep Tom here until I got back.