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KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小24 strokesRadical 止#310 in newspapers

止 · stop, halt

止 is a kanji meaning stop, halt. It has 4 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シshi

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • とまるtomaru
  • -どまり-domari
  • とめるtomeru
  • -とめる-tomeru
  • -どめ-dome
  • とどめるtodomeru
  • とどめtodome
  • とどまるtodomaru
  • やめるyameru
  • やむyamu
  • -やむ-yamu
  • よすyosu
  • -さす-sasu
  • -さし-sashi

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 止 · 17 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 止
WordReadingMeaningLevel
止まるとまるto come to a haltN5
止むやむto cease, to stopN4
止めるやめるto end, to stopN4
止めるとめるto stop (something)N4
禁止きんしprohibition, banN3
止すよすto cease, to give upN3
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More words that use 止
WordReadingMeaningLevel
中止ちゅうしsuspension, stoppage, discontinuanceN3
立ち止まるたちどまるto stop, to halt, to stand stillN2
停止ていしsuspension, interruption, stoppageN2
引き止めるひきとめるto keep back, to prevent, to hold backN2
防止ぼうしprevention, checkN2
止めるとどめるto end, to stop, to cease, to resignN1
廃止はいしabolition, repealN1
受け止めるうけとめるto catch, to react to, to takeN1
静止せいしstillness, repose, standing stillN1
阻止そしobstruction, check, hindranceN1
呼び止めるよびとめるto flag downN1

Example sentence

時計が止まった。

とけいがとまった

A clock stopped.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #150511 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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