01
止まる
とまる
to stop
Meanings
- stop
- halt
Readings
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
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Useful words
02
止める
とめる
to stop (something)
03
中止
ちゅうし
cancellation
04
禁止
きんし
prohibition
05
停止
ていし
suspension
06
行き止まり
いきどまり
dead end
Compare Kanji
01停Meaning91%halt, stoppingA full stop in traffic or movement grows from the simple stop idea.02歩Component80%walk, counter for stepsWalking builds on the old foot-stop shape, then adds motion below.03足Shape73%leg, footThe top of 足 echoes 止, linking stopping to feet and steps.04正Component86%correct, justiceA single top line over 止 forms 正, so the small stroke changes the word.05行Pair78%going, journeyGo and stop are the basic movement pair learners meet early.06進Pair75%advance, proceedAdvancing contrasts nicely with stopping, especially in action words.