Memory phrase for the character: 止

止

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Meaning

to stop, halt

Pronunciation

 SHI
tomeru

Explanation

 Top: foot print (with the big toe at the left), bottom: a limiting line

Mnemonic
 
The foot stands at the line and stops.

Radicals

止 to stopAt top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line 一 and stops."
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 Vocabulary

止む やむ  to cease, to stop, to be over
止める とめる  to end, to stop, to cease, to resign
止まる とまる  to come to a halt
禁止 きんし  prohibition
静止 せいし  stillness, repose, standing still
中止 ちゅうし  suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption
停止 ていし  suspension, interruptio, stoppage, standstill, deadlock, stalemate
受け止める うけとめる  to catch, to stop the blow, to react to, to take
呼び止める よびとめる  to challenge, to call somebody to halt

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