停 Kanji – halt
The Japanese kanji 停 can mean halt, stopping.
Meaning and Readings
How is 停 read?
停 has the onyomi reading テイ and the kunyomi readings とめる, とまる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as tei, tomeru, tomaru.
Common Japanese Words Using 停
These common Japanese words contain 停. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- バス停（バスてい） — bus stop
- 調停（ちょうてい） — arbitration, conciliation, mediation
- 停学（ていがく） — suspension from school
- 停止（ていし） — stoppage, coming to a stop, halt, standstill
- 停車（ていしゃ） — stopping (of a train, car, etc.), stop
- 停戦（ていせん） — armistice, ceasefire
- 停滞（ていたい） — stagnation, tie-up, standstill, congestion, delay, accumulation, falling into arrears
- 停電（ていでん） — power outage, electricity outage, blackout, failure of electricity supply
- 停泊（ていはく） — anchorage, anchoring, mooring
- 停 留所（ていりゅうじょ） — stop (bus, tram, etc.), station, stopping place