Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 休止(きゅうし) in Japanese

休止
Kana Reading
きゅうし
Romaji
kyūshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    pause; cessation; rest
    Example sentence
    霧のため全列車は運転休止となった。 Railroad service was suspended because of the fog.

Examples of 休止, きゅうし in a sentence

Kanji in this word

休 JLPT 5

6 strokes

rest, day off, retire, sleep

On'Yomi: キュウ

Kun'Yomi: やす.む, やす.まる, やす.める

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止 JLPT 4

4 strokes

stop, halt

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: と.まる, -ど.まり, と.める, -と.める, -ど.め, とど.める, とど.め, とど.まる, や.める, や.む, -や.む, よ.す, -さ.す, -さ.し

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