停

halt, stop

JLPT N2 Grade 4 11 strokes

Kun'yomi: と.める・と.まる
On'yomi: テイ
Radical: 人 · person (human being)

停 means "halt, stop". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 11 strokes. It is read と.める・と.まる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and テイ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

停 in example sentences

あ、停電ていでんだ。

A, teiden da.

Oh, the electricity has gone off.
これはバス停ていよ。

Kore wa basutei yo.

This is a bus stop.
あれはバス停ていです。

Are wa basutei desu.

That's a bus stop.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 停

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Common questions

What does the kanji 停 mean?: 停 means "halt, stop". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 停 have?: 停 is written in 11 strokes.
How is 停 read?: It is read と.める・と.まる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and テイ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 停?: 停 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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