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    3. 呼び止める

    呼び止める

    呼よび​止とめ​る​

    to (call and) stop

    N1KMT10News #42+1Verb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    呼びとめる呼び留める呼止める呼留める

    よびとめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to (call and) stop, to call (someone) to stop, to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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    Speed1.0x

    走はしっている彼かれを呼よび止とめた。

    I called out and stopped him as he was running.

    KMT8Daily Life
    急いそいでいたが、友ゆう人じんに呼よび止とめられて立たち話ばなしをした。

    I was in a hurry, but my friend called me over and we chatted briefly.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは、遠とおざかるタクシーを大おお声ごえで呼よび止とめたが、気きづかれなかった。

    He loudly hailed the departing taxi, but it didn't notice him.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    道みちに迷まよっていたので、通とおりすがりの人ひとに声こえをかけて呼よび止とめた。

    I was lost, so I called out to a passerby and stopped them.

    KMT10Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    警けい察さつ官かんが不ふ審しんな車くるまを呼よび止とめて職しょく務む質しつ問もんを行おこなった。

    A police officer called over a suspicious car and conducted a stop-and-frisk.

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    Characters that make up this word

    呼
    よ.ぶ…(2)
    call・call out to・invite
    Kanji
    止
    と.まる・-ど.まり・と.める・-と.める・-ど.め・とど.める…(10)
    stop・halt
    Kanji
    び
    bi
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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