Word Meaning 終止

しゅうし shuushi

終止 is read as しゅうし (shuushi) and means termination.

Meaning

English

  1. termination
  2. cessation
  3. stop

Reading

Kana

しゅうし

Romaji

shuushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 106548 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

終止コドン

しゅうしこどん

stop codon

終止符

しゅうしふ

end

終止法

しゅうしほう

cadence

終止形

しゅうしけい

plain form (of a Japanese verb or adjective)

終止符を打つ

しゅうしふをうつ

to put an end (to)

終日

ひねもす

all day

終わり

おわり

end of (one's) life

終える

おえる

to finish

終始

しゅうし

beginning and end

終わる

おわる

to end

終電

しゅうでん

last train (of the day)

終着駅

しゅうちゃくえき

terminal station

Example Sentences

2

The untimely death of my wife has brought down the curtain on over 50 years of happily married life.

Our top priority is to settle this dispute once and for all, so we are ready to meet them halfway.