止 — kanji meaning “stop”
止
stop, halt
- Meanings
- stop, halt
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- と.まる、-ど.まり、と.める、-と.める、-ど.め、とど.める、とど.め、とど.まる、や.める、や.む、-や.む、よ.す、-さ.す、-さ.し
- Name readings
- どめ
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #310 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 77
- Chinese reading
- zhǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 止
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禁止 | きんし kinshi | prohibition; inhibition; ban |
| 停止 | ていし teishi | stoppage; coming to a stop; halt |
| 中止 | ちゅうし chuushi | interruption; discontinuance; suspension |
| 止まる | とまる tomaru | to stop (moving); to come to a stop |
| 防止 | ぼうし boushi | prevention; check |
| 廃止 | はいし haishi | abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation |
| 静止 | せいし seishi | stillness; rest; being stationary |
| 抑止 | よくし yokushi | keeping in check; holding back; deterrence |
| 阻止 | そし soshi | obstruction; prevention; hindrance |
| 歯止め | はどめ hadome | brake; drag; skid |
| 終止符 | しゅうしふ shuushifu | full stop; period |
| 通行止め | つうこうどめ tsuukoudome | closure (of a road); suspension of traffic |
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