Memory phrase for the Kanji: 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

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