Quick answer
止 is the kanji for "to stop". Its reading is と.まる (tomaru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
to stop
Also : to halt · to cease
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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
4 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 止 represents 'STOP'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of stop.
On-reading: し — remember this sound by associating it with stop. Kun-reading: と.まる.
Example Sentences
信号が赤になったので、車が止まりました。
しんごうがあかになったので、くるまがとまりました。
The light turned red, so the car stopped.
雨が止んだので出かけました。
あめがやんだのででかけました。
The rain stopped so I went out.
Vocabulary using 止
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Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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