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How to say 'Stop' in Japanese | 停留所

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The Japanese word for Stop is 'Teiryuujo', written as 停留所 in Japanese.'Stop' in hiragana is ていりゅうじょ.

    word

    停留所

    Meaning

    Stop

    Reading

    ていりゅうじょ

    teiryuujo

    Kanji

    停Halt 留Stay, Detain 所Place

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '停留所 (ていりゅうじょ)' refers to a 'stop', specifically a bus stop or tram stop. It is commonly used in the context of public transportation to indicate where buses or trams halt to pick up or drop off passengers. For example: The bus stop is over there「バスの停留所はあそこです」(ばすのていりゅうじょはあそこです). I will wait at the tram stop「路面電車の停留所で待ちます」(ろめんでんしゃのていりゅうじょでまちます). This word is essential for navigating public transportation systems in Japan.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    1698

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 停留所

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    停

    Meaning

    Halt

  • kanji

    留

    Meaning

    Stay, Detain

  • kanji

    所

    Meaning

    Place

Words Related to 停留所 Through the Kanji 停

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 停 as well.

  • word

    停車

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    バス停

    Meaning

    Bus stop

  • word

    停電

    Meaning

    Blackout

  • word

    停止

    Meaning

    Stop

Words Related to 停留所 Through the Kanji 留

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 留 as well.

  • word

    留学生

    Meaning

    Foreign student

  • word

    留学

    Meaning

    Study abroad

  • word

    書留

    Meaning

    Registered mail

  • word

    留まる

    Meaning

    Stop

  • word

    留守

    Meaning

    Absence

  • word

    留める

    Meaning

    Stop, Keep

  • word

    留守番

    Meaning

    House sitting

Words Related to 停留所 Through the Kanji 所

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 所 as well.

  • word

    所

    Meaning

    Place

  • word

    場所

    Meaning

    Place

  • word

    便所

    Meaning

    Toilet

  • word

    所為

    Meaning

    Fault

  • word

    所有

    Meaning

    Ownership

  • word

    事務所

    Meaning

    Office

  • word

    所得

    Meaning

    Income

  • word

    洗面所

    Meaning

    Washroom

  • word

    箇所

    Meaning

    Point, Place

  • word

    近所

    Meaning

    Neighborhood

  • word

    市役所

    Meaning

    City hall

  • word

    区役所

    Meaning

    Ward office

  • word

    住所

    Meaning

    Address

  • word

    現住所

    Meaning

    Current address

  • word

    役所

    Meaning

    Government, Office

  • word

    所属

    Meaning

    Affiliation

  • word

    台所

    Meaning

    Kitchen

  • word

    裁判所

    Meaning

    Court

  • word

    至る所

    Meaning

    Everywhere

  • word

    刑務所

    Meaning

    Prison

  • word

    所在

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    余所

    Meaning

    Elsewhere

  • word

    長所

    Meaning

    Strength

  • word

    短所

    Meaning

    Weakness

  • word

    所々

    Meaning

    Parts, Spots

  • word

    名所

    Meaning

    Famous place

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    派出所

    Meaning

    Police box

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'Teiryuujo' means 'Stop' .

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