呼び止める よびとめる Meanings Ichidan verb, Transitive to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi) Kanji 呼 call. Read as よぶ. 止 stop. Read as とめる. Example sentences 彼は背の高い人を呼びとめてレコード店への道を尋ねました。He stopped a tall man and asked him the way to the record shop. タクシーを呼び止めるために手をあげた。I hailed a taxi. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists