Kanji 止

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ:まる・とめる・やめる・やとど-まるとど-める

画数かくすう: 4

部首ぶしゅ: とめる(止)

Meaning

Stop / Halt / Cease

Conjugation
Tap for 止める (stop something) Tap for 止まる (stop)
  • 停止ていし — halt / suspension
  • 止血しけつ — stopping bleeding / hemostasis
  • 中止ちゅうし — cancellation / discontinuation
  • 禁止きんし — prohibition
  • 休止きゅうし — pause / temporary stop
  • 防止ぼうし — prevention
  • あめむ — the rain stops
  • とどめをす — deliver the finishing blow

The shape of 止 originally represented a foot, indicating a halt or pause in motion. This character is often used both literally (to stop movement) and figuratively (to stop action, cancel, or prohibit). It frequently appears in compound words related to ceasing activity.

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