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停

Halt
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingテイ
Kun readingと.まる、と.める

Verbs with «停»

停止する停滞する停車する

Meanings

  1. haltRtK
  2. stopping
  1. suspension from school

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · pavilion · tall · top hat (亠) · mouth (口) · crown (冖) · street (行) · nail · spike

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1051

Compound words

運転者は一時停止線のところで停止しなければならない。ていし
Drivers must stop at the stop line.tatoeba
大型と小型の2台の飛行機が、ハンガー内で停止していました。ていし
Two airplanes, one large and one small, were at rest in the hangar.tatoeba
彼は素行不良で1週間の停学を受けた。
He was suspended from school for a week for bad conduct.tatoeba
彼は親切にも私をバス停まで案内してくれた。
He was kind enough to take me to the bus stop.tatoeba
彼は車を歩道の脇に停めた。
He parked his car beside the sidewalk.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Stop, halt. 亻 (person) + 亭 (pavilion) — someone stopping at a rest house.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 停

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step