停
halt, stopping
Readings
On'yomi
- テイ
Kun'yomi
- と.める
- と.まる
Meaning
停 centers on bringing movement to a stop: halting, pausing, or ceasing motion. The idea applies to vehicles, people, or activities that come to rest.
Most common words using 停
20 of 100- 停止ていしN3
stoppage; coming to a stop; halt; standstill
- 停電ていでんN3
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
- 停車ていしゃN3
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
- バス停バスていN4
bus stop
- 停滞ていたいN1
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation; falling into arrears
- 調停ちょうていN1
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
- 停戦ていせん
armistice; ceasefire
- 停車駅ていしゃえき
stop (on a train's route)
- 停職ていしょく
suspension from office
- 停泊ていはくN1
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
- 停留所ていりゅうじょN3
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
- 停学ていがくN1
suspension from school
- 停車場ていしゃじょう
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.)
- 停留ていりゅう
stop; halt
- 急停車きゅうていしゃ
(coming to a) sudden stop
- 停船ていせん
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
- 各停かくていN3
train that stops at every station; local train
- アカウント停止アカウントていし
account suspension
- アカ停アカてい
account suspension
- タブ停止位置タブていしいち
tabulation stop
Study
Etymology
停 combines 亻 (person) with 亭, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of stopping or pausing. The exact historical development of 亭 is uncertain, but the compound suggests a person coming to a halt.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 beside 亭, which looks like a shelter or pavilion. Imagine a traveler stopping at a roadside pavilion to rest: 停 means to halt.
Reading mnemonic
For テイ, picture a person stopping to take a tea break at the pavilion: tea -> テイ, and the halt is for a refreshing cup.