Explore 停 through transport, interruptions and power outages. Learn each reading with a complete word.
The idea
停 has 11 strokes and is commonly read てい in compounds: 停車（ていしゃ）, 停止（ていし） and 停電（ていでん）. Follow the linked stroke-order diagram.
Examples
- 電車が駅に停車しました。The train stopped at the station.
- 機械を停止してください。Please stop the machine.
- バス停は銀行の前です。The bus stop is in front of the bank.
- 台風で停電しました。The power went out because of the typhoon.
- ここに駐停車しないでください。Please do not stop or park here.
- 事故で運転が一時停止しました。Service was temporarily suspended because of an accident.
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Watch out
停車 is a vehicle stopping; 停止 is a broader halt, and 停電 is a power outage. バス停 is a bus stop, not a stopped bus.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 停車 in hiragana.
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ていしゃ
停車 is ていしゃ: the train stops at a station. Learn the reading with the whole word.
Write the reading of 停電 in hiragana.
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ていでん
停電 is ていでん: electricity is interrupted, as in the typhoon example.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿止（ていし）［停／庭］.
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停
停 completes 停止（ていし）, meaning a halt or suspension. 庭 means a garden.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 停車 in hiragana.
Write the reading of 停電 in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿止（ていし）［停／庭］.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 停 using the diagram, then cover the examples and read 停車 and 停電. Make a sentence using one word.