止: to stop

止 zhǐ

adjective | radical 77
: to stop; halt; prohibit
: until; only
: (toe/foot bottom)

止む | やむ yamu

Godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to cease; to stop; to be over

止す | よす yosu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to cease; to abolish; to resign; to give up

止す | さす sasu

Suffix | Godan verb with su ending
: to stop in the midst of; to leave undone

止め | とめ tome

noun | suffix
: (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)
: remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

止め | どめ dome

suffix
: (something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)

止し | よし yoshi

noun
: quitting; ceasing; giving up

止め | とどめ todome

noun
: finishing blow; clincher

止る | やまる yamaru OR とまる tomaru OR とどまる todomaru

Godan verb with ru ending; intransitive verb
: to stop (moving); to come to a stop
: to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
: to alight; to perch on

止める | やめる yameru OR とめる tomeru OR とどめる todomeru

Ichidan verb; transitive verb
: to stop (something or someone); to turn off
: to concentrate on; to pay attention to
: to remember; to bear in mind
: to fix into place
: to park; to leave somewhere for a time

止まり tomari

noun
: stop; stoppage; end

止咳 zhi3ke2: suppress cough
[止渇 | しかつ shikatsu: cessation of coughing]

止步 zhi3bu4: halt

止血 zhi3xue:hemostasis [しけつ shiketsu]

止痛藥[药] zhi3tong4 yao4: analgesic

止息 zhi3xi1: to stop

停止 ting2zhi3: halt/cease
[ていし teishi OR ちょうじ chouji: suspension; interruption; ban]

為[为]止 wei2zhi3: until

阻止 zu3zhi3: prevent/hinder [そし soshi: obstruction; hindrance]

Japanese common word | expression | idiom
止まない | やまない yamanai
: always; forever
: very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)

止む方なし | やむかたなし yamukatanashi
: it cannot be helped; there is no other way
OR
仕方無い | しかたない shikatanai
: it can’t be helped; it’s inevitable; it’s no use; can’t stand it; impatient; annoyed

心臓が止まる | しんぞうがとまる shinzou ga tomaru
: to have one’s heart stop beating
: to be shocked; to be staggered

地球温暖化防止 | ちきゅうおんだんかぼうし chikyuu ondan kaboushi
: prevention of global warming

止まるところを知らない | とどまるところをしらない todomaru tokoro o shiranai
: knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down

止むに止まれない | やむにやまれない yamuni yamarenai
: without being able to help oneself; against one’s will; compelling; pressing; irresistible

Chinese common word | idiom | proverb
不止一次 bu4 zhi3 yi1 ci4: many times; on more than one occasion

到此為[为]止 dao4 ci3 wei2 zhi3
: to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day

到目前為[为]止 dao4 mu4 qian2 wei2 zhi3: until now; so far

學無止境 [学无止境] xue2 wu2 zhi3 jing4
: no end to learning. There’s always something new to study. You live and learn

生命不息，戰鬥不止 [生命不息，战斗不止] sheng1 ming4 bu4 xi1 , zhan4 dou4 bu4 zhi3
: while there is life, the fight continues: to fight to the last