Word Meaning 止す

よす yosu

止す is read as よす (yosu) and means to cease.

Meaning

English

  1. to cease
  2. to desist
  3. to cut it out
  4. to lay off (an activity)
  5. to drop (a subject) to abolish
  6. to resign
  7. to give up

Reading

Kana

よす

Romaji

yosu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 14546 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

止まる

とまる

to alight

止め金

とめがね

clasp

止む

やむ

to cease

止まる

とどまる

to be limited to

止める

とめる

to park

止める

やめる

to stop (an activity)

止まり

とまり

stop

止血

しけつ

stopping of bleeding

止ん事無い

やんごとない

noble (birth)

止音器

しおんき

(piano) damper

Example Sentences

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