Question

停 と.める、と.まる 停止(ていし): (1) suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban; standstill; halt; hang-up; deadlock; stalemate; abeyance (2) suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person調停(ちょうてい): arbitration; conciliation; mediation停滞(ていたい): stagnation; tie-up; congestion; retention; accumulation; falling into arrears停電(ていでん): power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply停車(ていしゃ): stopping (e.g. train)停留所(ていりゅうじょ): bus stop; tram stop; stop; station 4 人: person亭: pavilion; restaurant; mansion; arbor; cottage; vaudeville; music hall; stage name 人 2 (none) halt Mister T makes a halt at the African pavilion at the World´s Fair. He eats all the snacks on offer, and chats up the ladies - "“I pity da foo who does not halt by your pavilion, it´s the best !".

Accepted Answer

テイ halt, stopping 2 733 11 9 ひと・にんべん・ひとやね 形声 Phonetic Halt fool - Mr T acting as a bouncer at the pavillion.

Kanji	停
Onyomi	テイ
Kunyomi	と.める、と.まる
English	halt, stopping
Examples	停止(ていし): (1) suspension; interruption; stoppage; ban; standstill; halt; hang-up; deadlock; stalemate; abeyance (2) suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person 調停(ちょうてい): arbitration; conciliation; mediation 停滞(ていたい): stagnation; tie-up; congestion; retention; accumulation; falling into arrears 停電(ていでん): power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply 停車(ていしゃ): stopping (e.g. train) 停留所(ていりゅうじょ): bus stop; tram stop; stop; station
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	4
Frequency	733
Components	人: person 亭: pavilion; restaurant; mansion; arbor; cottage; vaudeville; music hall; stage name
Number of Strokes	11
Kanji Radical	人
Radical Number	9
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	ひと・にんべん・ひとやね
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	halt
Koohii Story 1	Halt fool - Mr T acting as a bouncer at the pavillion.
Koohii Story 2	Mister T makes a halt at the African pavilion at the World´s Fair. He eats all the snacks on offer, and chats up the ladies - "“I pity da foo who does not halt by your pavilion, it´s the best !".

Halt Stop Stopping Person Outage Electricity T 停