止 — 4 strokes / Radical「止」
道9Elementary year 2 / 4 strokes / Radical「止」
- On
- シし · shi
- Kun
- と(まる)・と(める)to(maru) · to(meru)
- Meaning
- to stop
Stroke order
Origin
The shape of a footprint — where the foot stops.
Readings and examples
| Onシしshi | 止宿ししゅく静止せいし中止ちゅうし |
|---|---|
| Kunとまるtomaru | 止まるとまる行き止まりいきどまり Compare: 留まる・泊まる |
| Kunとめるtomeru | 止めるとめる歯止めはどめ Compare: 留める・泊める |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 中止ちゅうし
cancellation
- 通行止めつうこうどめ
road closed
- 波止場はとば
- 静止せいし
- 禁止きんし
- 阻止そし
- 廃止はいし
- 諫止かんし
Example
くるまが 止まります。
The car stops.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)