とど

See also: とと

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of とど – see the following entries.
H
[noun] a fully grown flathead mullet, Mugil cephalus
Alternative spelling
トド
胡獱
[noun] a Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus
Alternative spelling
トド
(This term, とど (todo), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as とど, see Category:Japanese kanji read as とど.

Etymology 2

From (とど) (todo), that term referring the largest specimens of the species.

Noun

とど • (todo

  1. the end, the limit

Verb

とどする • (todo surusuru (stem とど (todo shi), past とどした (todo shita))

  1. to be at the furthest limit
  2. to just barely finish; to finish at the last moment
    Synonym: ぎりぎり (giri-giri, adverb)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "とどする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") とどし todo shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") とどし todo shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") とどする todo suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") とどする todo suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") とどすれ todo sure
Meireikei ("imperative") とどせよ¹
とどしろ²
todo seyo¹
todo shiro²
Key constructions
Passive とどされる todo sareru
Causative とどさせる
とどさす
todo saseru
todo sasu
Potential とどできる todo dekiru
Volitional とどしよう todo shiyō
Negative とどしない todo shinai
Negative continuative とどせず todo sezu
Formal とどします todo shimasu
Perfective とどした todo shita
Conjunctive とどして todo shite
Hypothetical conditional とどすれば todo sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Adverb

とど • (todo

  1. short for とどのつまり (todo no tsumari, in the end)

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic

Adverb

とど • (todo

  1. (onomatopoeia) a rumbling sound, such as horses galloping or repeated knocking on a door
  2. (onomatopoeia) as or while staggering, tottering
    Synonyms: よたよた (yota-yota), とぼとぼ (tobo-tobo)