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停

halt, stopping

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes11

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

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  • 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

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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.