Quick answer
停 is the kanji for "Stop". A common reading is と.める (tomeru). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Stop
Also : Halt · Pause
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 停 represents 'HALT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of halt.
On-reading: てい — remember this sound by associating it with halt. Kun-reading: と.める.
Example Sentences
バス停で三十分以上待ちましたが、なかなかバスが来ませんでした。
ばすていでさんじゅっぷんいじょうまちましたが、なかなかばすがきませんでした。
I waited at the bus stop for more than thirty minutes, but the bus did not come easily.
停電になると、パソコンのデータが消えてしまうので困ります。
ていでんになると、ぱそこんのでーたがきえてしまうのでこまります。
When there's a power outage, it's troublesome because computer data disappears.
Vocabulary using 停
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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