と.める
tomeru
JLPT N211 strokesKanjiLevel 69 - JLPT N2

Quick answer

停 is the kanji for "Halt". A common reading is と.める (tomeru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Halt

Also : Stopping

Readings

kunと.める/ tomerukunと.まる/ tomaruonてい/ tei

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 停 represents 'HALT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of halt.

Reading ·

On-reading: てい — remember this sound by associating it with halt. Kun-reading: と.める.

Example Sentences

停電になると、パソコンのデータが消えてしまうので困ります。

ていでんになると、ぱそこんのでーたがきえてしまうのでこまります。

When there's a power outage, it's troublesome because computer data disappears.

バス停で三十分以上待ちましたが、なかなかバスが来ませんでした。

ばすていでさんじゅっぷんいじょうまちましたが、なかなかばすがきませんでした。

I waited at the bus stop for more than thirty minutes, but the bus did not come easily.

Vocabulary using 停

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