止 – Kanji Japan

2026年7月27日2026年8月20日

right(正)

This kanji depicts a footprint stopping in front of a line.
It represents halting a person before they head in the wrong direction. Therefore, this kanji came to mean ‘right’ or ‘correct.’

calm(凪)
climb(登)
lack(乏)
reverse(逆)
stop(止)

2026年7月11日2026年8月20日

This kanji is composed of the radical for ‘wind’ and the radical for ‘stop,’ which represents a human footprint. Therefore, it carries the meaning ‘calm’—the quiet moment when the wind stops as the airflow shifts direction.

right(正)
stop(止)
wind(風)

2026年7月11日2026年8月20日

stop(止)

This kanji depicts a footprint left in the sand. Therefore, it carries the meaning ‘to stop’—staying in the same place.

calm(凪)
climb(登)
lack(乏)
reverse(逆)
right(正)

2026年6月7日2026年8月20日

arms(武)

“What can you see in this drawing? Yes, it’s a person carrying a huge sword! So, this kanji character means ‘weapon.’ A sword itself isn’t a weapon. It’s the fact that a human is using it that makes it one.”

absolute(必)
human(人)
kill(伐)
nation(國)
steel(鐵)
sword(刀)
war(戦)

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