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留め金 (とめがね) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

留とめ金がね

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め

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ね

Common word

Meanings

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noun

clasp; latch; catch; fastener

A metal fitting used to hold two parts together, such as on a bag, box, door, or piece of jewelry. Covers a range of small hardware fasteners.

バッグの留とめ金がねが壊こわれてしまった。
The clasp on my bag broke.
この箱はこには留とめ金がねが付ついていて、しっかり閉しまる。

Written forms

留とめ金がねUsage61%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and frequency lists.
止とめ金がねUsage29%
Alternate kanji spelling using 止める; less common than 留め金.
とめ金がねUsage5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana-kanji mixed form; not a standard written variant.

This box has a latch and closes securely.

留とめ金がねUsage5%

search-only kanji form

Search-only abbreviated kanji form; not commonly used.

Kanji

留detain, fasten, halt
金gold
止stop, halt

Similar words

金かな具ぐ
金具 is a broader term for metal fittings or hardware in general, while 留め金 specifically refers to a clasp or latch.
錠じょう
錠 is a lock, often with a key or combination; 留め金 is a simpler mechanical fastener without a locking mechanism.

Etymology

Compound of 留め (tome, 'stopping, fastening', the continuative form of 留める) + 金 (kane, 'metal'), with rendaku voicing to がね. Literally 'fastening metal'.