停てい止し
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. stoppage; coming to a stop; halt; standstill
It came to a complete stop for only a split second.
2. ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); interruption (e.g. of electricity supply); cutting off
Please stop the communication function.
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
3. suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition; ban
I received a business suspension order.
4. suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person
when read as "ちょうじ"
Kanji used
temporary stop
stop
Pitch accent
て
いし
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Used in vocabulary (35 in total)
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
stopping functioning; being out of service
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
Examples (24 in total)
It looks like business has been suspended.
The opponent's movement stops.
The car comes to a quiet stop.
It seems that the operation has stopped.
The train came to a smooth stop.
It came to a complete stop for only a split second.
Please stop the communication function.
If you push the button, the engine will stop.
I received a business suspension order.
It would be a problem if I got suspended from competing, though.
That bank suspended payments.
The power supply was cut off because of the typhoon.
Service suspended due to an emergency.
Didn't you disregard a stop sign?
If you violate the terms of service, your account will be suspended.
They were unanimous that the war should be brought to a halt.
The President suspended the constitution and imposed martial law.
The computer system shuts down automatically at 8pm.
And the motorcycle came to a sudden stop in front of the building.
This elevator doesn't stop at the second or third floors.
Poland ceased to exist as a nation for 120 years.
Drivers must stop at the stop line.
At the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, all the reactors stopped just after the quake.
Two airplanes, one large and one small, were at rest in the hangar.