停
停 — Halt
halt, stopping
On’yomiテイ (tei)
Kun’yomiとめる (tomeru)
Kun’yomiとまる (tomaru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 停
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 停止 | ていし teishi | stoppage; coming to a stop; halt |
| 停戦 | ていせん teisen | armistice; ceasefire |
| 調停 | ちょうてい choutei | arbitration; conciliation; mediation |
| 停滞 | ていたい teitai | stagnation; tie-up; standstill |
| 停電 | ていでん teiden | power outage; power failure; power cut |
| 停車 | ていしゃ teisha | stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop |
Study notes
停 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #733 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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