止
止 - 1. to stop; to halt; to prevent E.g.: 止血 (hemostasis), 禁止 (prohibition) 2. to cease; to end; to discontinue E.g.: 中止 (suspension), 廃止 (abolition) 3. to stop; to stay; to remain E.g.: 止宿 (staying at an inn) 4. behavior; conduct E.g.: 挙止 (bearing, behavior)
止 (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) — to stop; to halt; to prevent<br>E. to cease; to end; to discontinue<br>E. to stop; to stay; to remain<br>E. behavior; conduct<br>E.
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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
Onyomi
シ
Strokes
4
JLPT
N4
Frequency 
#310/2500
Meaning
- to stop; to halt; to prevent
E. to cease; to end; to discontinue
E. to stop; to stay; to remain
E. behavior; conduct
E.
Tip
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Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
と.まる
-ど.まり
と.める
とど.め
| 止め | とどめ | Finishing blow |
とど.まる
| 止まる | とどまる | To remain |
や.める
や.む
よ.す
| 止す | よす | To cease |
-さ.す
-さ.し
| 止し | さし | Stopped in the midst of |
Onyomi
Example
止
to
めないか
menaika
。
.
Why don't you stop it?
止
to
めようとしても
meyoutoshitemo
。
.
I try to stop myself.
止
to
まらないと
maranaito
撃
u
つぞ
tsuzo
!
!
Stop, or I'll shoot.
咳止
sekido
めはありますか
mehaarimasuka
。
.
Do you have any cough medicine?
咳止
sekito
めはありますか
mehaarimasuka
。
.
Do you have any cough medicine?
雨
ame
は
ha
止
ya
んだ
nda
。
.
It has stopped raining.
車
kuruma
を
wo
止
to
めて
mete
。
.
Stop the car.
雨
ame
が
ga
止
ya
んだ
nda
。
.
It has stopped raining.
雪
yuki
が
ga
止
ya
んだ
nda
The snow has stopped.
下痢止
gerido
めです
medesu
。
.
Here's some medicine for diarrhea.
行
i
き
ki
止
do
まりだ
marida
。
.
It's a dead end.
下痢止
gerito
めです
medesu
。
.
Here's some medicine for diarrhea.
