止

meaningstop, halt

On'yomi
シ
Kun'yomi
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
Strokes
4
Taught in
Japanese grade 2
Frequency
#310 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

止
  • 禁止きんしprohibition
  • 停止ていしstoppage
  • 防止ぼうしprevention
  • 中止ちゅうしinterruption
  • 廃止はいしabolition
  • 歯止めはどめbrake
  • 阻止そしobstruction
  • 終止符しゅうしふfull stop

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