Word Meaning 停止

ていし teishi

停止 is read as ていし (teishi) and means suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person.

Meaning

English

  1. suspension of music, dance, etc. as a sign of mourning for a prominent person
  2. suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.)
  3. (temporary) prohibition
  4. ban
  5. ceasing (movement, activity, etc.)
  6. suspension (of operations)
  7. interruption (e.g. of electricity supply)
  8. cutting off

Reading

Kana

ていし

Romaji

teishi

Writing Variants

  • 停止 ちょうじ chouji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 進行 Rank 201 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

停止時間

ていしじかん

stop time

停止期間

ていしきかん

downtime

停止問題

ていしもんだい

halting problem

停止位置

ていしいち

stopping position (of a vehicle; at a pedestrian crossing, traffic lights, etc.)

停止信号

ていししんごう

stop signal

停止線

ていしせん

stop line

一時停止

いちじていし

stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)

公民権停止

こうみんけんていし

deprivation of civil rights

思考停止

しこうていし

ceasing to think

営業停止

えいぎょうていし

suspension of business

機能停止

きのうていし

stopping functioning

Example Sentences

10

こうじのため、このみちはつうこうがていししている。

Traffic on this road has been stopped because of construction.

ひじょうじにはきかいがじどうでていしする。

In an emergency, the machine stops automatically.

The train came to a smooth stop.

The driver ignored the stoplight.

The elevator came to an abrupt halt.

Our train stopped suddenly.

We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient.

If you push the button, the engine will stop.

The President suspended the constitution and imposed martial law.

If you violate the terms of service, your account will be suspended.