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止 means 'stop'
Additional readings
Kun とどめる to keep in position -どまり -どめ とどめ とどまる やめる やむ -やむ よす -さす -さし
Name どめ
Notes
See how the "stopping" radical has a lot to do with movement! That’s particularly true when it comes to the etymologies of characters such as 止, 歩 (walk), and 歴 (passing of time).
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 止 is used 15 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 止 is used 332 times, read 7 ways (with 3 variations).
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シ
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noun, 'suru' verb
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption(click the word for examples and links)
とめる
(read as ど)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. brake; skid; pawl2. restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit; check
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とめる
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stop (moving); to come to a stop2. to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
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やめる
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to cease; to stop; to be over(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
とどめる
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to2. to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
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-さす
(read as さ)
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suffix, 'su' godan verb
to stop in the midst of; to leave undone (see also: 差す; after the -masu stem of a verb)(click the word for examples and links)
よす
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign; to give up (see also: 止める; often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
とまる
(read as とまり)
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どまり:
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expression, noun
(train) terminating at this station; not in service(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
どめ:
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noun
snow guard (to prevent snow from sliding off of a roof); snow stop(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
An additional と.まる less common words include 止 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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