JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
止 means stop, halt. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 4 strokes, read とまる or どまり or し. It appears in 止まる (to come to a halt) and 止む (to cease / to stop).
止 is written in 4 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 止まる | とまる | to come to a halt |
| 止む | やむ | to cease / to stop |
| 止める | とめる | to stop (something) |
止 tends to carry the sound し. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 止 | し | stop, halt |
| 祉 | し | welfare, happiness |
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