漢字道KANJIDO

4 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 24 strokesRadical
On
Kun
と(まる)・と(める)
Meaning
to stop

Origin

ORIGIN

The shape of a footprint — where the foot stops.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

止宿・静止・中止
とまる止まる・行き止まり

Compare: 留まる・泊まる

とめる止める・歯止め

Compare: 留める・泊める

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 中止ちゅうし

    cancellation

  • 通行止めつうこうどめ

    road closed

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

くるまが 止まります。

The car stops.

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