noun
Refers to the point where something stops or ends, often used in compounds or set phrases like 止まり木 (perch) or 行き止まり (dead end). As a standalone noun, it is less common than the verb 止まる.
この道は行き止まりです。
This road is a dead end.
鳥が止まり木に止まっている。
A bird is perched on the perch.
止まり is the noun form of the intransitive verb 止まる (to stop). 止まり is used to refer to the stopping point or end, while 止まる describes the action of stopping.
止める is the transitive verb meaning 'to stop something'. 止まり is the resulting state or point of stopping.
Noun form of the verb 止まる (to stop), derived from the 連用形 (continuative form) of the verb.