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止まる · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

usually written using kana alone

Describes staying in a place, not leaving, or continuing to be in a state. Often used in the pattern ～にとどまる.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be limited to; be confined to; only account for

usually written using kana alone

Used when something does not exceed a certain range, amount, or degree. Often appears as ～にとどまる.

〈場ば所しょ〉にとどまるto stay/remain in a place
彼かれは危き険けんを知しりながらもその村むらにとどまった。
He remained in the village even though he knew it was dangerous.
〈数かず〉にとどまるto be limited to a certain amount/degree
今こん年ねんの売うり上あげの増ぞう加かは3パーセントにとどまった。
This year's sales increase was limited to just 3 percent.
〈事こと〉にとどまらずnot limited to X (but also...)
その問もん題だいは経けい済ざいにとどまらず、政せい治じにも影えい響きょうを及およぼした。
The problem was not limited to the economy but also affected politics.

残のこるN4sense 1
残る is the general word for something/someone remaining or being left behind, while 止まる（とどまる）specifically emphasizes deliberately staying in a place or not exceeding a limit.
限かぎるN3sense 2
限る means something is restricted to a certain scope, close to the 'be limited to' sense of 止まる（とどまる）, but 限る is more general-purpose and not tied to the ～にとどまる construction.
滞たい在ざいN3sense 1
滞在する is a more formal, travel-oriented word for staying somewhere temporarily, whereas 止まる（とどまる）is broader and covers staying in a state as well as a place.
残ざん留りゅう
留まる is a plain verb meaning 'to stay put' in a place or position, while 残留 is a more formal noun/suru-verb often used in reports or technical writing.

去さるN3sense 1
去る means to leave or depart, the opposite of 止まる（とどまる）'s sense of staying in a place.
越こえるN3sense 2
超える means to exceed a certain amount or degree, the opposite of 止まる（とどまる）'s sense of being confined to a limit.
移うつるN4
留まる means 'to stay/remain in place', the opposite of 移る's sense of relocating or changing state.

止とまるN4
止まる（とまる）means 'to stop' moving or functioning, while 止まる（とどまる）means 'to stay/remain' in a place or state, even though they share the same kanji.
たまるN3
留まる uses a visually similar kanji but means to stay or remain in place, whereas 溜まる means for things to accumulate or pile up.
留とどめるN1
留まる is the intransitive form meaning to stay or remain, while 留める is transitive and takes the thing being kept, stopped, or limited as its object.

止とどまるUsage<1%
Common kanji spelling for 'remain, stay'. The reading とどまる is distinct from とまる.
とどまるUsage96%
Kana spelling is common.
留とどまるUsage4%
Also used for 'stay, remain', often interchangeable with 止まる.
停とどまる
Rare variant; 停 is more commonly read とまる for 'stop'.
駐とどまる
Rare variant; 駐 is typically used for parking vehicles and read とまる.

Compound of とど (likely related to 止む, 'to stop') + まる (intransitive suffix). The exact derivation is uncertain.