How do you read 停止?

停止 is read ていし (teishi), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How do you write 停止 in romaji?

停止 is written teishi in romaji.

What kanji are in 停止?

停 (Halt, Stopping); 止 (Stop, Halt).

停止ていし

Q: What JLPT level is 停止?

停止 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

ていし · teishi

JLPT N2 › noun

Stoppage, coming to a stop, halt, standstill

ceasing (movement, activity, etc.), suspension (of operations), interruption (e.g. of electricity supply), cutting off
suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.), (temporary) prohibition, ban

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How it’s used

Used in formal or official contexts, such as news reports, notices, and business communications, to indicate a halt or suspension of services or activities.

Commonly confused with 中止 (chūshi), which means 'cancellation' or 'abortion' of an event, whereas 停止 implies a temporary halt that may resume.

Example sentences

工事のため、この道路は通行停止です。

Due to construction, this road is closed to traffic.

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その会社は営業停止を命じられた。

That company was ordered to suspend operations.

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Kanji in this word

停Halt, Stopping 音てい訓と.める・と.まる JLPT N2 · 11 strokes 止Stop, Halt 音し訓と.まる・-ど.まり JLPT N4 · 4 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

停止ていしsuspension, interruption, stoppage 停車ていしゃstopping (e.g., train)停電ていでんfailure of electricity 停滞ていたいstagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention 調停ちょうていarbitration, conciliation, mediation 停留所ていりゅうじょbus or tram stop 止むやむto cease, to stop 防止ぼうしprevention, check

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What does 停止 mean?

Stoppage, coming to a stop, halt, standstill. It can also mean: ceasing (movement, activity, etc.), suspension (of operations), interruption (e.g. of electricity supply), cutting off; suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.), (temporary) prohibition, ban.

How do you pronounce 停止?

ていし (teishi). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 停止?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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