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halt, stop

JLPT N2 Grade 4 11 strokes
Kun'yomi
と.める・と.まる
On'yomi
テイ
Radical
· person (human being)

Stroke order & writing

Stroke-order and animation sources are on our credits page.

停 in example sentences

  • A, teiden da.

    Oh, the electricity has gone off.

  • これはバスていよ。

    Kore wa basutei yo.

    This is a bus stop.

  • あれはバスていです。

    Are wa basutei desu.

    That's a bus stop.

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

Words that use 停

More (person) kanji

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.

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.