Japanese symbol for “stopping”
停車
ていしゃ
Romaji: teisha
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
In Japanese, stopping is 停車, read ていしゃ (teisha).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stopping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阻止 | そし soshi | obstruction; prevention; hindrance |
| 閉栓 | へいせん heisen | stopping; corking; capping |
| プルアップ | プルアップ puruappu | stopping; pulling up (a vehicle) |
| エンコ | エンコ enko | breaking down; stopping (e.g. of car engine) |
| 一時停止 | いちじていし ichijiteishi | stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 停止 | ていし teishi | stoppage; coming to a stop; halt |
| 停電 | ていでん teiden | power outage; power failure; power cut |
| 調停 | ちょうてい choutei | mediation; arbitration; intervention |
| 停滞 | ていたい teitai | stagnation; tie-up; standstill |
| 停戦 | ていせん teisen | armistice; ceasefire |
| 車両 | しゃりょう sharyou | (wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
| 自動車 | じどうしゃ jidousha | car; automobile; motorcar |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.