| Meaning |
to stop 止
|
| Explanation |
At top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line and stops." |
Used in these Kanji:
|
|
正
|
 |
|
JLPT 4Joyo 1 |
|
|
correct, proper
masa, tadashii, SEI, SHŌ At top a horizontal upper line 一, bottom: to stop 止 (= Impression of the right foot turned 90° to the left.)
To stop at the line is: correct!
|
止
正
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
足
|
|
|
JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
|
|
leg, foot, sufficient
ashi, tariru, SOKU Top: kneecap 口, bottom: to stop 止 (= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.)
Between kneecap and foot is the leg, that's sufficient.
|
足
口
止
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
止
|
|
|
JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
|
|
to stop, halt
tomeru, SHI
Top: foot print (with the big toe at the left), bottom: a limiting line
The foot stands at the line and stops.
|
止
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
歩
|
|
|
JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
|
|
walk
aruku, ayumu, HO Top: to stop 止 (= Image of the footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.), bottom: few/little 少 (Such a small 小 stroke ノ is too little.)
Stop a little bit when walking.
|
止
歩
少
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
歯
|
|
|
JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
|
|
tooth
ha, SHI Top: to stop 止 (a foot with a lower line 一 to stop at), below: rice 米, container 凵
Stop at the rice container: There is sth. for the teeth! (Or: image of nose 止, mouth 凵 and teeth 米)
|
歯
凵
米
止
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
路
|
|
|
JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
|
|
road, street, way
ji, RO Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止) [止= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.], right: each/every 各 (With crossed legs 夂 on a cushion 口 sits everybody.)
Feet on every: road and street.
|
足
各
夂
止
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
歴
|
|
|
JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
|
|
history, calendar, curriculum, flow of time
REKI From top: cliff 厂, wood 林, stop 止 [止= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.]
At the cliff with the wood where we stopped, history was made.
|
厂
林
止
麻
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
武
|
|
|
JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
|
|
military, warrior, martial
BU, MU Left: correct 正 (at the line 一 to stop 止 is correct) [止= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.], right: sabre 弋
Correct sabres are part of the military.
|
正
弋
止
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
卸
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
|
wholesale
orosu, oroshi, Left top: noon 午, below: stop 止, right: bowing person 卩
A noon break for the bowed person, who is a wholesaler.
|
午
止
卩
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
企
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
|
plan, intend, enterprise
kuwadateru, KI Top: person 人, below: to stop 止 (止= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.)
A person should stop for planning the enterprise.
|
止
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
御
|
|
|
JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
|
|
respectful expression, handle, drive, control
o(n)-, mi-, GYO, GO Left: go 彳, right: wholesale 卸 (A noon-午-break 止 for the bowed person 卩 from the wholesale)
I go (to the wholesaler) at noon, stop and bow, because I am respectful.
|
彳
午
卩
止
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
肯
|
|
|
JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
|
|
agreement, acknowledge, affirm, consent
KŌ Top: to stop 止 (止= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.), bottom: body or body part 肉/月
(Consent of vegetarians:) The stop (of consumption) of meat is our agreement.
|
止
肉
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
歳
|
|
|
JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
|
|
year, year of age
SAI, SEI From top: stop 止, var. of halberd 戈, var. of show/altar 示
I stop at the altar with the halberd (as a gift). I do that every year.
|
止
戈
礻
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
祉
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
|
welfare, well, blessing, happiness
SHI Left: to show/altar 示/礻(image of an altar 丁 with sth. 一 on, that is shown), right: stop 止 (= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.)
At the altar you should stop for welfare and blessings.
|
礻
止
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
紫
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
|
purple, violet
murasaki, SHI Top: this 此 (to stop 止 and sitting person 匕), below: thread 糸
Stop at the person with the threads in: purple.
|
止
匕
糸
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
雌
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
|
female, feminine
mesu, me, SHI Left: this 此 (to stop 止, sitting person 匕) right: bird 隹
The stop-and-sit-bird is the female 雌 and the male 雄 is the ten-nose-bird.
|
止
匕
隹
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
渋
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
|
bitter, astringent (=bitter taste), hesitate
shibui/ru, JŪ Left: water 氵, right: stop 止 and ripple, drops of water
Even the water stops and ripples as it is too bitter.
|
氵
止
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
渉
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
|
ford (=shallow part of a river), transit
SHŌ Left: water 氵, right: walk 歩 (You should stop 止 a little 少 when: walking.)
You walk through the water: at the ford.
|
氵
歩
止
少
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
跳
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
|
jump, hop, leap up, spring, jerk
haneru, tobu, CHŌ Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止), right: sign/omen 兆 (cracks in a turtle shell that were used in ancient China for divination)
The foot makes traces (= signs) when jumping and hopping.
|
足
兆
止
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
踏
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
|
tread on, step on, trample
fumu/maeru, TŌ Left: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止), right: shoe 沓 [くつ] (water 水, sun 日)
(Do not step into a puddle) The foot [should watch] in watery days (=rainy weather) where to step/tread. [Or: The foot has a shoe for treading.]
|
足
水
止
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
頻
|
|
|
JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
|
|
frequently, repeatedly, often
shikiri, HIN Left: walk 歩 (.. with stopping 止 a little/few 少), right: head/forehead 頁
Walking is good for the head: Do it frequently.
|
歩
頁
止
少
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
齢
|
|
|
JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
|
|
age
REI Left: tooth 歯 (Stop 止 and get rice 米 from container 凵 for the teeth.), right: order/command 令 (To put a lid  on the bent person 卩, has been ordered!)
(You can tell the age of a horse by its teeth:) The teeth got the "order" to show the: age.
|
歯
令
止
Vocabulary |
|
|
|
捗
|
|
|
JLPT -Joyo 7 |
|
|
make progress, advance
hakadoru, CHOKU Left: Hand 扌, right: walk 歩 (.. with stopping 止 a little 少)
With your hands and by walking you can make progress.
|
扌
歩
止
少
Vocabulary |
|
|
| Similar Radicals (either meaning or view) |  |
|
At this page you get the memory phrases for learning the Japanese Kanji. If you are learning the Chinese Hanzi, please follow this link. |
List of the characters |
List of the radials
|
