JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 停: "halt, stopping"
The kanji 停 means "halt, stopping". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read テイ in on'yomi and と.める, と.まる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
と.めると.まる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | halt, stopping |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 733 of 2,501 |
Common words with 停
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 停止stoppage; coming to a stop; halt; standstill · ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); interruption (e.g. of electricity supply); cutting off
- 停滞stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion
- 停車stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
- 停電power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
- バス停bus stop
- 停戦armistice; ceasefire
- 停泊anchorage; anchoring; mooring
- 停学suspension from school
- 思考停止ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself) · going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
- 調停arbitration; conciliation; mediation
- 停留所stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
- 一時停止suspension; pause; temporary halt; moratorium · stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
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