JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 12

止 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

stop

On
シshi
Kun
とめるtomeru とまるtomaru とどめるtodomeru どまりdomari どめdome とどめtodome とどまるtodomaru やめるyameru やむyamu よすyosu さすsasu さしsashi

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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止4 strokes

How to write 止: stroke order

止 has 4 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

止 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 止 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 12