休止

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Chinese

to rest to stop; prohibit; till
simp. and trad.
(休止) 		休 止

Pronunciation

Verb

休止

  1. to stop; to halt; to suspend

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
休 止
きゅう
Grade: 1 		し
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

休(きゅう)止(し) • (kyūshi) 

  1. pause, suspension, cessation, dormancy

Derived terms

Verb

休(きゅう)止(し)する • (kyūshi suru) suru (stem 休(きゅう)止(し)し (kyūshi shi), past 休(きゅう)止(し)した (kyūshi shita))

  1. stop; halt; be dormant

Conjugation

Conjugation of "休止する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 休止し きゅうしし kyūshi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 休止し きゅうしし kyūshi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 休止する きゅうしする kyūshi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 休止する きゅうしする kyūshi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 休止すれ きゅうしすれ kyūshi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 休止せよ¹
休止しろ² 		きゅうしせよ¹
きゅうししろ² 		kyūshi seyo¹
kyūshi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 休止される きゅうしされる kyūshi sareru
Causative 休止させる
休止さす 		きゅうしさせる
きゅうしさす 		kyūshi saseru
kyūshi sasu
Potential 休止できる きゅうしできる kyūshi dekiru
Volitional 休止しよう きゅうししよう kyūshi shiyō
Negative 休止しない きゅうししない kyūshi shinai
Negative continuative 休止せず きゅうしせず kyūshi sezu
Formal 休止します きゅうしします kyūshi shimasu
Perfective 休止した きゅうしした kyūshi shita
Conjunctive 休止して きゅうしして kyūshi shite
Hypothetical conditional 休止すれば きゅうしすれば kyūshi sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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