止 Kanji for stop

N4Grade 24 strokes

stop, halt

Kun: 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
On: シ

止 is the Japanese kanji for stop, halt. It is written with 4 strokes and appears at JLPT level N4. Its kun reading is と.まる、-ど.まり、と.める and its on reading is シ.

Stroke order

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Words with 止

止とまるto stop (moving), to come to a stop
止やむto cease, to stop, to be over
止とめるto stop, to turn off
禁きん止しprohibition, inhibition, ban
防ぼう止しprevention, check
中ちゅう止しinterruption, discontinuance, suspension

Practice 止 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.