Structure
Verb + にとどまらず
Noun + (である)+ にとどまらず
[な]Adjective + である + にとどまらず
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About にとどまらず
にとどまらず is a formal structure that pairs the case marking particle に, the う-Verb 止まる 'to remain', or 'to be limited to', and the classical auxiliary verb ず 'not'. にとどまらず is generally translated as 'not limited to (A)', or 'not stopping at (A)', and follows words indicating an extent, before going on to explain how something spreads beyond (A).
にとどまらず will be seen following either nouns, or verbs in their dictionary form.
にとどまらず will be seen following either nouns, or verbs in their dictionary form.
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彼は会社の経費を管理するにとどまらず、社員の給料も管理している。He not only manages the company's expenses, but also the salaries of its employees.
- 先生は授業を行うにとどまらず、部活の指導などもしなくてはならない。Teachers must not only teach classes, but also supervise club activities.
- 寿司は日本にとどまらず、世界中で人気がある。Sushi is popular not only in Japan but all over the world.
- この漫画は子供にとどまらず、大人の間でも話題になっている。This manga is not limited to children, but has become a topic of conversation among adults as well.
Caution
にとどまらず will only be used when (B) is something that is expanding outward from the pre-existing boundaries of (A). This means that (B) will not be something that isn't directly tied to (A) somehow.-
このコンサートのチケットにとどまらず、限定グッズなども高かった。Not only were tickets to this concert expensive, but also limited edition merchandise. (Unnatural Japanese)
Examples
間博士の研究分野は遺伝学にとどまらず、微生物学にまで及ぶ。
Doctor Hazama's field of research is not limited to genetics, but it also extends to microbiology.
会社ウェブサイト:「当社は製品を販売するにとどまらず、その商品の設計もいたします。」
Company website: 'Our company is not only selling products but also designing them.'
共感は人間だけにとどまらず、動物にも見られるものである。
Compassion is not only limited to humans but is something that can also be observed in animals.
This is often used together with だけ.
ボックスステーション7日本国内にとどまらず、海外でも普及しています。
Boxstation7 is not only popular in Japan, but also abroad.
私が運営しているフィットネスの利用者は若い男女にとどまらず、高齢者や障害者にまで及びます。
Among my fitness operation's consumers, not limited to young men and women, they also extend to the elderly and handicapped.
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