Kanji 止

Stroke order

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Words with 止

• 止まる

  とまる

  to come to a halt

  N5

• 止む

  やむ

  to cease, to stop

  N4

• 止める

  やめる

  to end, to stop

  N4

• 止める

  とめる

  to stop (something)

  N4

• 禁止

  きんし

  prohibition, ban

  N3

• 止す

  よす

  to cease, to give up

  N3

• 中止

  ちゅうし

  suspension, stoppage, discontinuance

  N3

• 停止

  ていし

  suspension, interruption, stoppage

  N2

Example sentences

• 雨あめが止やむまで待まちましょう。

  Let's wait until it stops raining.

• 日本旅行にほんりょこうは中止ちゅうししなければいけない。

  We must cancel our trip to Japan.

• たばこを止とめることができればなあ。

  I wish I could give up smoking.

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

Other kanji with radical “stop” 止