Kanji

停

停

halt, stopping

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

人部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

テイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とめる, とまる

Nanori (Name Reading)

とどむ

Common Readings

テイ

Example sentences

停止 ていし
信号 が 赤 だった ので 、 車 を 停止させた 。

The signal was red, so I stopped the car.

エラー エラー
コンピューター が 予期せぬ エラー で 停止 した 。

The computer stopped due to an unexpected error.

停まる とまる
赤信号 だった ので 、 タクシー は 交差点 の 手前 で 停まった 。

The taxi stopped before the intersection because the light was red.

停める とめる
彼 は 車 を 道端 に 停めた 。

He stopped the car on the side of the road.

停滞 ていたい
景気 が 停滞している 。

The economy is stagnating.

前線 ぜんせん
「 梅雨前線 が 停滞 している ため 、 雨 が 降り続いている 。 」

"Because the rainy season front is stationary, it continues to rain."

停車 ていしゃ
この 急行 列車 は 、 次 の 駅 に は 停車 しません 。

This express train does not stop at the next station.

急行列車 きゅうこうれっしゃ
急行列車 は 、 主要 な 駅 に のみ 停車 します 。

The express train stops only at major stations.

停電 ていでん
突然 の 停電 で 街 は 真っ暗 に なった

The city went completely dark due to a sudden power outage.

最中 さいちゅう
会議 の 最中 に 停電 が 起きた 。

The power went out in the middle of the meeting.

Example Vocabulary

停止

ていし

to stop; to suspend; to cease

停まる

とまる

to stop; to halt; to come to a standstill

停める

とめる

to stop (a vehicle); to park

停滞

ていたい

stagnation; congestion; standstill

停車

ていしゃ

stop (of a vehicle); stopping a car

停電

ていでん

power outage; blackout

バス停

バスてい

bus stop

停学

ていがく

停泊

ていはく

anchorage; mooring; berthing

思考停止

しこうていし

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