- haishi abolition, discontinuance, discontinuation, repeal, annulment
Used in formal or written Japanese for the official ending of a system, service, or rule; often in news and announcements.
そのサービスは来月廃止されます。
Sono sābisu wa raigetsu haishi saremasu.
That service will be discontinued next month.
政府は古い法律を廃止した。
Seifu wa furui hōritsu o haishi shita.
The government abolished the old law.
⚖️ Often confused with 停止 (teishi), which means a temporary stop, while 廃止 implies a permanent end.
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