| 止める | とめる | to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent | n4 |
| 止まる | とまる | to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt | n5 |
| 止む | やむ | to cease; to stop; to be over | n3 |
| 止る | とまる | to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt | n5 |
| 止す | よす | to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop | |
| 禁止 | きんし | prohibition; inhibition; ban | n3 |
| 中止 | ちゅうし | interruption; discontinuance; suspension; stoppage | n3 |
| 止め | とどめ | finishing blow; coup de grâce | n3 |
| 停止 | ていし | stoppage; coming to a stop; halt; standstill | n2 |
| 廃止 | はいし | abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal | n2 |
| 防止 | ぼうし | prevention; check | n1 |
| 立ち止まる | たちどまる | to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause | n2 |
| 立ち止る | たちどまる | to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause | n2 |
| 呼び止める | よびとめる | to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi) | n2 |
| 静止 | せいし | stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still | n1 |
| 笑止 | しょうし | laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible | |
| 制止 | せいし | control; check; restraint; inhibition | n1 |
| 波止場 | はとば | wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty | |
| 阻止 | そし | obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check | |
| 引き止める | ひきとめる | to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop | n2 |
| 休止 | きゅうし | pause; suspension; rest; stoppage | n2 |
| 突き止める | つきとめる | to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate | n1 |
| 引止める | ひきとめる | to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop | n2 |
| 思い止まる | おもいとどまる | to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind | n1 |
| 口止め | くちどめ | forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; muzzling (someone) | |
| 踏み止まる | ふみとどまる | to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to hold one's ground | |
| 受け止める | うけとめる | to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.) | n2 |
| 取り止める | とりやめる | to cancel; to call off | n1 |
| 小止み | こやみ | lull (e.g. in the rain); break | |
| 挙止 | きょし | bearing; deportment | |
| 止り | どまり | stopping at; going no further than | |
| 止めど | とめど | end; termination point | |
| 抑止 | よくし | keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint | |
| 笑止千万 | しょうしせんばん | highly ridiculous; quite absurd | |
| 食い止める | くいとめる | to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop | n1 |
| 止宿 | ししゅく | lodging; putting up | |
| 静止画 | せいしが | still image | |
| 取止め | とりやめ | cancellation; suspension | |
| 行き止まり | いきどまり | dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); cul-de-sac | |
| 終止符 | しゅうしふ | full stop; period; end | n1 |
| 取止める | とりやめる | to cancel; to call off | n1 |
| 止揚 | しよう | sublation | n3 |
| 射止める | いとめる | to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain | |
| 沙汰止み | さたやみ | cancellation; abandonment | |
| 行止り | いきどまり | dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); cul-de-sac | |
| 消し止める | けしとめる | to put out; to extinguish | |
| 差し止める | さしとめる | to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something | |
| 突止める | つきとめる | to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate | n1 |
| 差止める | さしとめる | to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something | |
| 終止 | しゅうし | termination; cessation; stop | n1 |
| 明鏡止水 | めいきょうしすい | clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water) | |
| 底止 | ていし | cessation | n2 |
| 足止め | あしどめ | preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; inducement to stay | n1 |
| 行き止り | いきどまり | dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); cul-de-sac | |
| 差止め | さしとめ | prohibition; ban; suspension; injunction | |
| 止り木 | とまりぎ | perch; barstool | |
| 歯止め | はどめ | brake; drag; skid; pawl | n1 |
| 黙止 | もくし | keeping quiet; taking no measures | |
| せき止める | せきとめる | to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to bring to a halt | |
| 血止め | ちどめ | styptic; stopping of bleeding | |
| 通行止め | つうこうどめ | closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road | n1 |
| 防止法 | ぼうしほう | anti-... law | |
| 止観 | しかん | calm abiding and clear observation (Tendai meditation); Tendai | |
| つなぎ止める | つなぎとめる | to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.) | |
| くい止める | くいとめる | to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop | n1 |
| 止血 | しけつ | stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis | |
| 立入禁止 | たちいりきんし | No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; Off Limits | |
| 禁止法 | きんしほう | negative statute; law against something | |
| 客止め | きゃくどめ | draw a full house | |
| 止め金 | とめがね | clasp; latch; catch; fastener | |
| 差し止め | さしとめ | prohibition; ban; suspension; injunction | |
| 禁止令 | きんしれい | ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction | |
| 打ち止め | うちどめ | end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum) | |
| 終止形 | しゅうしけい | plain form (of a Japanese verb or adjective); dictionary form; predicative form | |
| 防止策 | ぼうしさく | prevention measure; preventive measures | |
| 討ち止める | うちとめる | to kill (with a sword, knife, spear, etc.); to slay; to cut down | |
| 閉止 | へいし | stoppage | n1 |
| 打止め | うちどめ | end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum) | |
| 雨止み | あまやみ | break in the rain; waiting for a break in the rain | |
| 止金 | とめがね | clasp; latch; catch; fastener | |
| 川止め | かわどめ | suspension of ferry service | |
| 討止める | うちとめる | to kill (with a sword, knife, spear, etc.); to slay; to cut down | |
| 抑止力 | よくしりょく | deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.) | |
| 防止剤 | ぼうしざい | inhibitor; prevention agent | |
| 撃ち止める | うちとめる | to shoot dead; to kill (with a shot) | |
| 拒止 | きょし | refusal | |
| 車止 | くるまどめ | wheel stop; parking block; parking curb; buffer stop | |
| 車止め | くるまどめ | wheel stop; parking block; parking curb; buffer stop | |
| 諌止 | かんし | dissuasion | n1 |
| 食止める | くいとめる | to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop | n1 |
| 丁々発止 | ちょうちょうはっし | with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently | |
| 活動休止 | かつどうきゅうし | hiatus (from work; esp. in a creative field) | |
| 沮止 | そし | obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check | |
| 容止 | ようし | demeanor; behavior; deportment | n3 |
| 仮止め | かりどめ | temporary fastening; temporary fixing in place | |
| 札止め | ふだどめ | full house; sell-out; putting up a sign forbidding entry, passage, etc. | |
| 鎌止め | かまどめ | cutting grass and trees is prohibited | |
| 防止対策 | ぼうしたいさく | preventive measure | |
| 塞き止める | せきとめる | to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to bring to a halt | |
| 小休止 | しょうきゅうし | short break; breather | |