Word Meaning 言止す

いいさす iisasu

言止す is read as いいさす (iisasu) and means to break off (mid-sentence).

Meaning

English

to break off (mid-sentence)
to stop (saying)

Reading

Kana

いいさす

Romaji

iisasu

Writing Variants

言いさす いいさす iisasu
言い止す いいさす iisasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 言い切る Rank 92591 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

体言止

たいげんどめ

ending a sentence with a noun or noun phrase

言い出す

いいだす

to be the first to say

言い表す

いいあらわす

to confess

言い返す

いいかえす

to say over

言い渡す

いいわたす

to announce

言い残す

いいのこす

to leave (something) unsaid

言語

げんご

language

言う

いう

to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")

言質

げんち

commitment

言

げん

word

言わば

いわば

so to speak

言い方

いいかた

way of saying (something)