つなぎ止める

• 読み: つなぎとめる
• ローマ字: tsunagitomeru
• 漢字の分解: 止める (tomeru) — to stop, to keep fixed in place
• 発音: /tsɯ.na.ɡi.to.me.ɾɯ/

意味

To tie down; to keep in place; to retain; to hold on to something or someone so they do not drift away.

A Group 2 (ichidan) compound verb combining つなぐ (to connect, to tether) and 止める (to stop, to hold in place). Used both literally — tying a boat to a dock — and figuratively — retaining employees, maintaining customer loyalty, or keeping a relationship intact. Implies active effort to prevent loss or departure.

例文

1. 優秀な人材をつなぎ止めるために待遇を改善した。
2. 嵐が来る前に船を岸につなぎ止めた。
3. 彼女の言葉がかろうじて彼をその場につなぎ止めた。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, relationships, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From つなぐ (to connect, to tether) and 止める (to stop, to hold fixed). The compound vividly suggests securing something with a cord so that it cannot drift free.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal