What does kanji 止 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 止 is stop.

How is kanji 止 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 止 are 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; the onyomi readings are シ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 止?

Kanji 止 is taught in Jōyō Grade 2.

What is the main radical of kanji 止?

The main radical for kanji 止 is 止.

What words use kanji 止?

Example words that use kanji 止 include 止まる, 留める, 留め金, やむを得ない.

JōyōJLPT N4Kanken 9

止

Meaning

Kanji 止

stop

stop, halt

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: 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
Onyomi 音読み: シ
Nanori 名乗り: どめ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 2
JLPT: JLPT N4
Frequency: #310
Strokes: 4
Radical: 止
Components: 止
Kanji Kentei: Level 9
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 393 entries that include this kanji.

止まる

とまる

to alight

留める

とどめる

to record (e.g. a fact)

留め金

とめがね

clasp

やむを得ない

やむをえない

cannot be helped

止す

よす

to cease

止む

やむ

to cease

止めどなく

とめどなく

endlessly

止める

やめる

to stop (an activity)

留め

とめ

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)

止まり

とまり

stop

止血

しけつ

stopping of bleeding

とどまるところを知らない

とどまるところをしらない

knowing no bounds

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

雨が止んだ。

The rain stopped.

ここで止まってください。

Please stop here.

彼は急に話すのを止めた。

He suddenly stopped talking.

車を止めて。

Stop the car.

痛みがやっと止んだ。

The pain finally eased.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 6 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

止田卓史 Takashi Yameta