Illustration: In a community hall, a group building a long domino course has temporarily stopped. The unfinished end remains clearly visible, with further dominoes arranged in small ready stacks beside it.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

休きゅう止し

kyuushi

to pause, to suspend

Usually refers to a temporary stoppage. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. こちらのレジは今いま休止きゅうし中ちゅうなんですよ。

    This register is out of commission.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 霧きりのため全列車ぜんれっしゃは運転うんてん休止きゅうしとなった。

    Railroad service was suspended because of the fog.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. パソコンを使つかわない時ときは、休止きゅうし状態じょうたいにしとくんじゃなくて、電源でんげんを切きってください。

    Please switch the computer off when you’re not using it instead of putting it into hibernation.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 休止

  • 休rest; day offOnキュウKunやすむ・やすまる・やすめる
  • 止stop; haltOnシKunとまる・とめる・とどめる

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