NichiDict

とどまる

N5
止まる
留まる停まる駐まる
[todomaru]
Illustration for 止まる

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place)

2.GodanIntransitive

to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

Other Readings

止まる」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

被害は最小限にとどまった

The damage remained at a minimum.

ここにとどまるべきか迷っている。

I'm wondering whether I should stay here.

彼の影響は一つの分野にとどまらなかった

His influence didn't remain in just one field.