# 止

> 止: stop, halt, cease, stay

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- **On'yomi readings**: シ
- **Kun'yomi readings**: と.まる, と.める, や.む, や.める
- **Meanings**: stop, halt, cease, stay

## Notes

This kanji depicts a footprint and originally symbolized standing still. It is commonly used in verbs meaning to stop something or for something to come to a halt. It is a fundamental character taught in elementary school and appears frequently in daily Japanese, such as in the word taishi meaning suspension or stop.