止まる
N5とまる
留まる停まる駐まる
[tomaru]
Meanings
1.GodanIntransitive
to stop (moving); to come to a stop
2.GodanIntransitive
to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
3.GodanIntransitive
to alight; to perch on
Other Readings
「止まる」 has another reading with different meanings.
Examples
時計が止まっている。
The clock has stopped.
信号が赤だから止まってね。
Stop because the light is red.
急に車が止まったので後ろの車も止まった。
The car stopped suddenly, so the car behind stopped too.