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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

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

The shape of a footprint — where the foot stops.

OFFICIAL READINGS

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

Compounds

  • 中止ちゅうし

    cancellation

  • 通行止めつうこうどめ

    road closed

More words with this kanji

  • 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

Example

A sentence using this kanji

くるまが 止(と)まります。

The car stops.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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