# 停 — halt; stop over

停 means “halt; stop over”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: テイ (tei). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as バス停 (basutei, “bus stop”).

- Meaning: halt; stop over
- On'yomi: テイ (tei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Moving 1

## How to remember 停

Sounds like 亭: both read テイ.

Parts: 亻 person · 亭 pavilion

## Words with 停

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| バス停 | バスてい (basutei) | bus stop |

## Don't confuse it with

[亭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pavilion/) · [荷](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/luggage/)

## More in the “Moving 1” set

[飛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fly/) · [座](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sit/) · [降](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/descend/) · [迎](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/welcome/) · [寄](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/drop-by/) · [停](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/halt/) · [散](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/scatter/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/halt/. Last updated 2026-11-01.