The traffic light turned red, so he hurriedly stopped the car.
止
stop, halt
Kanji
Grade
Grade 2
Strokes
4 strokes
Radical
止部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
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
Nanori (Name Reading)
おる, ただ, と, とどむ, とまる, とめ, とも, もと
Common Readings
シ, と…まる, と…める
Example sentences
He raised his hand and stopped a taxi.
The car stopped at the red light.
At that moment, I felt like the world had stopped.
He took her advice seriously.
He took that one defeat seriously.
Captivated by the beautiful scenery, she stopped without thinking.
Sometimes I stop and look back on my life so far.
Smoking is strictly prohibited inside this building.
Going out after 10 PM is prohibited.
Example Vocabulary
止める
to stop; to turn off; to park
止まる
to stop; to halt
受け止める
to catch; to stop; to accept; to take to heart
立ち止まる
to stop; to come to a halt; to pause
禁止
prohibition; ban
足を止める
to stop; to pause; to halt
停止
to stop; to suspend; to cease
中止
cancellation; suspension; stopping
阻止
obstruction; prevention; check; hinder
呼び止める
to call out to someone to stop; to hail
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