stop, halting
On'yomi (音読み)
- シ
- ジ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- と.まる
- と.める
About this kanji
The kanji 止 means "stop" or "halting". It can be used as a verb, as in 止まる (とまる), which means "to stop," or as a noun in compounds like 停止 (ていし), meaning "stop" or "halt." Another common compound is 中止 (ちゅうし), meaning "suspension," often used when something is temporarily halted. In everyday situations, you might see its use in traffic signs indicating when to stop. It's interesting to note that while it has both on'yomi and kun'yomi readings, the kun'yomi readings are more frequently used in everyday conversation.
Example sentences
ここで止まってください。
Please stop here.
Meanings across languages
- English
- stop, halting
- Tiếng Việt
- dừng lại, ngừng
- 日本語
- 止める, 止まる
- 한국어
- 정지
- 中文
- 停止
- id
- berhenti
- th
- หยุด
- es
- parada
- fr
- arrêt
- de
- Stopp
- pt
- parada
Common compounds
- 止まるとまるto stop
- 停止ていしstop, halt
- 中止ちゅうしsuspension, stopping
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