Moto 止: Stop; HaltKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- 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)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 435 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ)
- 停止ていしstoppage; coming to a stop
- 禁止きんしprohibition; inhibition
- 防止ぼうしprevention; check
- 中止ちゅうしsuspension; stoppage
- 廃止はいしabolition; repeal
- 阻止そしobstruction; check
- 禁止法きんしほうnegative statute; law against something
- 終止符しゅうしふfull stop; period
- 抑止よくしcheck; checkmate
- 静止せいしstillness; repose
- 休止きゅうしpause; cessation
- 制止せいしcontrol; check
- 小休止しょうきゅうしshort break; breather
- 止血しけつstopping of bleeding; stanching
- 禁止事項きんしじこうprohibited item; banned item
- 立ち入り禁止たちいりきんしNo Entry; No Trespassing
- 酸化防止剤さんかぼうしざいantioxidant
- ちらつき防止フィルタちらつきぼうしフィルタglare filter
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 歯止めはどめbrake; drag
- 受け止めるうけとめるto catch; to stop the blow
- 差し止めさしとめprohibition; ban
- 撃ち止めるうちとめるto hammer into place
- 止まるとまるto stop (moving); to come to a stop
- 通行止めつうこうどめclosure (of a road); suspension of traffic
- 止め金とめがねclasp; latch
- 射止めるいとめるto shoot dead; to bring down (an animal)
- 口止めくちどめforbidding to speak; muzzling (a person)
- 呼び止めるよびとめるto (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop
- 引き止めるひきとめるto detain; to check
- 打ち止めうちどめend (of play, match, etc.); closing
- 日焼け止めひやけどめsunscreen; suntan lotion
- 止すよすto cease; to desist
- 止まりとまりstop; stoppage
- 止むやむto cease; to stop
- 止むを得ないやむをえないcannot be helped; unavoidable
- 止めどなくとめどなくendlessly; ceaselessly
- 止めるとめるto stop; to turn off
- 波止場はとばwharf; quay
- 消し止めるけしとめるto put out; to extinguish
- 滑り止めすべりどめnon-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid
- 突き止めるつきとめるto determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down
- 立ち止まるたちどまるto stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop
- 行き止まりいきどまりdead end; cul-de-sac
- 足止めあしどめpreventing (someone) from leaving; confinement
- 車止めくるまどめ(railway) buffer stop; bumper
- 食い止めるくいとめるto check; to hold back
- あおり止めあおりどめdoorstop
- お高く止まるおたかくとまるto assume an air of importance; to be self-important
- かび止めかびどめfungicide; preservative against mold
- かゆみ止めかゆみどめanti-itch medication; antipruritic drug
- くい止めるくいとめるto check; to hold back
- さび止めさびどめrust-proofing; anti-corrosive
- せき止めるせきとめるto dam up; to hold back
- つなぎ止めるつなぎとめるto tie; to fasten
Other readings
- 引止めるひきとめるto detain; to check
- 立ち入禁止たちいりきんしNo Entry; No Trespassing
- 立入り禁止たちいりきんしNo Entry; No Trespassing
- 立入禁止たちいりきんしNo Entry; No Trespassing
- 食止めるくいとめるto check; to hold back
- たばこを止めるタバコをやめるto give up smoking; to stop smoking
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Kanji that often appear with 止
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