止

Meaning

Stop · parar, detener

Readings

• On (音読み): シ
• Kun (訓読み): と.まる・と.める

Example words

• 止まる（とまる）— to stop (intr.)
• 止める（とめる）— to stop; to park (tr.)
• 中止（ちゅうし）— cancellation

Structure

Radical 止 (とめる・とめへん · Stop) · 4 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

止まる (intr., 車が止まる) vs 止める (tr., 車を止める): Spanish parar does both jobs, Japanese chooses by particle. 止める also means to park. 正 is 止 with one stroke on top; 禁止 (prohibited) is on signs everywhere.