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止 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 stop, halt 4 310 4 77 とまる・とめる・とめへん 象形 Pictographic If you find in the ground a walking stick with a magic wand, STOP! Maybe it´s some kind of macumba/black magic/voodoo bad thing.

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シ どめ 禁止(きんし): prohibition; inhibition; ban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防止(ぼうし): prevention; check中止(ちゅうし): suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption廃止(はいし): abolition; repeal受け止める(うけとめる): to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take静止(せいし): stillness; repose; standing still阻止(そし): obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; interdiction引き止める(ひきとめる): to detain; to check; to restrain立ち止まる(たちどまる): to stop; to halt; to stand still止す(よす): to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign; to give up止む(やむ): to cease; to stop; to be over止める(とめる): (1) to stop (something or someone); to turn off (2) to concentrate on; to pay attention to (3) to remember; to bear in mind (4) to fix into place (5) to park; to leave somewhere for a time止める(やめる): (1) to stop; to cease; to end; to quit (2) to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish止まる(とどまる): (1) to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place) (2) to be limited to; to be confined to呼び止める(よびとめる): to challenge; to call somebody to halt 2 止: stop 止 4 (none) stop If you don´t remember this one from the 10,000,000 STOP signs on roads all over Japan, you´re beyyond help!

Kanji	止
Onyomi	シ
Kunyomi	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	どめ
English	stop, halt
Examples	禁止(きんし): prohibition; inhibition; ban 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 防止(ぼうし): prevention; check 中止(ちゅうし): suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption 廃止(はいし): abolition; repeal 受け止める(うけとめる): to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take 静止(せいし): stillness; repose; standing still 阻止(そし): obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; interdiction 引き止める(ひきとめる): to detain; to check; to restrain 立ち止まる(たちどまる): to stop; to halt; to stand still 止す(よす): to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign; to give up 止む(やむ): to cease; to stop; to be over 止める(とめる): (1) to stop (something or someone); to turn off (2) to concentrate on; to pay attention to (3) to remember; to bear in mind (4) to fix into place (5) to park; to leave somewhere for a time 止める(やめる): (1) to stop; to cease; to end; to quit (2) to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish 止まる(とどまる): (1) to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place) (2) to be limited to; to be confined to 呼び止める(よびとめる): to challenge; to call somebody to halt
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	310
Components	止: stop
Number of Strokes	4
Kanji Radical	止
Radical Number	77
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	とまる・とめる・とめへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	stop
Koohii Story 1	If you find in the ground a walking stick with a magic wand, STOP! Maybe it´s some kind of macumba/black magic/voodoo bad thing.
Koohii Story 2	If you don´t remember this one from the 10,000,000 STOP signs on roads all over Japan, you´re beyyond help!

Stop Cease 止 Halt Suspension Stoppage Prevention Check