止まる

• 読み: とまる
• ローマ字: tomaru
• 漢字の分解: 止 (shi/to) — to stop, to halt, to cease
• 発音: /to.ma.ɾɯ/

意味

To stop (moving); to come to a stop; to halt. Describes something ceasing movement on its own.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb conjugated with the る ending (止まって, 止まった, 止まります). The intransitive counterpart of 止める (to stop something). Common uses: 車が止まる (the car stops), 時計が止まる (the clock stops), 足が止まる (one's feet stop — to stop in one's tracks). Note: 泊まる (also tomaru) means 'to stay overnight' — different kanji.

例文

1. 赤い信号で車が止まりました。
2. エレベーターが急に止まった。
3. 雨が止まるまで待ちましょう。

使い方ガイド

場面: traffic, daily life, machines

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 止 depicts a foot at rest, with the lower strokes representing toes that have stopped moving. It is one of the most ancient pictographic characters for cessation.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal