止 – stop, halt

4 strokesTaught in grade 2#310 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 止 means stop, halt. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is と.まる、-ど.まり、と.める、-と.める、-ど.め、とど.める、とど.め、とど.まる、や.める、や.む、-や.む、よ.す、-さ.す、-さ.し (tomaru, domari, tomeru, tomeru, dome, todomeru, todome, todomaru, yameru, yamu, yamu, yosu, sasu, sashi). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 止 (no. 77).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シ	shi
Kun’yomi	と.まる	tomaru
Kun’yomi	-ど.まり	domari
Kun’yomi	と.める	tomeru
Kun’yomi	-と.める	tomeru
Kun’yomi	-ど.め	dome
Kun’yomi	とど.める	todomeru
Kun’yomi	とど.め	todome
Kun’yomi	とど.まる	todomaru
Kun’yomi	や.める	yameru
Kun’yomi	や.む	yamu
Kun’yomi	-や.む	yamu
Kun’yomi	よ.す	yosu
Kun’yomi	-さ.す	sasu
Kun’yomi	-さ.し	sashi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 止 (Kangxi radical 77).

Words using 止

止まるとまるto stop (moving)止むやむto cease止めるやめるto stop (an activity)止めるとめるto stop禁止きんしprohibition止すよすto stop (doing)中止ちゅうしinterruption停止ていしstoppage防止ぼうしprevention立ち止まるたちどまるto stop (in one's tracks)引き止めるひきとめるto detain廃止はいしabolition静止せいしstillness阻止そしobstruction止めるとどめるto stop受け止めるうけとめるto catch呼び止めるよびとめるto (call and) stop

Example sentences

そして、電車はキーッという音を立てて止まった。

Then, the train screeched to a halt.

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敵の攻撃は夜明けに止んだ。

The enemy attack ceased at dawn.

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その新聞は政府にインフレを止めるように求めた。

The newspaper called for the government to stop inflation.

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Kanji with the same radical

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