11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

halt, stopping

Kun'yomi
  • to stop ②to park ③to prevent ④to stop (someone from doing something)
  • to stop (moving) ②to stop (doing, working, being supplied) ③to alight
On'yomi
  • テイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

テイ 96.5%
めるまる 3.5%

Character Breakdown

halt, stopping
テイ と.める (4th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
pavilion, restaurant, mansion
テイ チン (9th, N1)
tall, high, expensive
コウ たか.い た (2nd, N5)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)

Common Words

stoppage ②ceasing (movement, activity, etc.) ③suspension (of payment, a license, etc.) ④suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person
suspension from school
stopping (of a train, car, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 505C
JIS X 0208 1-36-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 507
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 273
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 139
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 156
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Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 121
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 977
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1051
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1272
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 591
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 864
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 550
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1185
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1244
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 476
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 328
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 577
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 572
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 481
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 120
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 986
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a9.14
Four corner code 2022.1
De Roo Code 2153