〜にとどまらず
Not confined to 〜にとどまらず
Meaning
"Not confined to ~", "not stopping at ~ but spreading further".
Formation
[noun] + にとどまらず · [plain form] + にとどまらず
Notes
Formal, and it takes a scope noun such as a place, a field or a group; the main clause then names the wider scope. Often followed by 〜まで or 〜にも及ぶ.
Examples
被害（ひがい）は一（ひと）つの町（まち）にとどまらず、県（けん）全体（ぜんたい）に広（ひろ）がりました。
The damage was not confined to one town but spread across the whole prefecture.
Breakdown
人気（にんき）は国内（こくない）にとどまらず、海外（かいがい）にも及（およ）んでいます。
Its popularity is not limited to Japan but extends overseas.
Breakdown
影響（えいきょう）は経済（けいざい）にとどまらず、教育（きょういく）にも現（あらわ）れました。
The effect did not stop at the economy but appeared in education too.
Breakdown
彼（かれ）の活動（かつどう）は研究（けんきゅう）にとどまらず、教育（きょういく）にも広（ひろ）がっています。
His work is not confined to research but reaches into teaching.
Breakdown
問題（もんだい）は個人（こじん）にとどまらず、社会（しゃかい）全体（ぜんたい）の課題（かだい）です。
The problem is not confined to individuals; it is an issue for society as a whole.
Breakdown
⚠️ Often confused with
〜ばかりか / 〜ばかりでなく
Not only 〜ばかりか / 〜ばかりでなく
"Not only ~, but also …".
〜のみならず
Not merely 〜のみならず
"Not merely ~, but also …" — the formal written "not only".
〜はもちろん / 〜はもとより
To say nothing of 〜はもちろん / 〜はもとより
"~ goes without saying, and also …".
〜に加えて
In addition to 〜に加えて
"In addition to ~", "on top of ~".
〜はおろか
Let alone 〜はおろか
"Let alone ~", "not only not ~ but not even ..." — the easier case fails too.
〜すら
Not even (emphatic) 〜すら
"Even ~", "not even ~" — a written, emphatic さえ.