Japanese word

中止

Pronunciation

Romajichūshi

Meaning

  • nouncancellation

Example

雨で試合は中止です。ame de shi ai wa chū shi de su

The game is canceled because of rain.

Illustration for 中止 (cancellation)

More examples

安全確認のため、花火大会は中止になりました。an zen kaku nin no ta me hana bi tai kai wa chū shi ni na ri ma shi ta

The fireworks festival was canceled for safety reasons.

Core concept

Expresses the stopping of a planned event or action before its intended completion.

Common phrases

  • 中止になるchū shi ni na ru

    be canceled

  • 中止を発表するchū shi o hap pyō su ru

    announce the cancellation

Similar words

キャンセルkyanseru: The decision that a planned event or action will not go ahead.
取りやめtoriyame: The abandonment of a plan that was being considered or prepared.
休止kyūshi: The temporary stopping of an activity that can resume later.

Definition in Japanese

計画や行事などを行わないで終わらせること。kei kaku ya gyō ji na do o okona wa na i de o wa ra se ru ko to

Word origin

中止 (chūshi) comes from the Sino-Japanese elements 中 (chū, "middle") and 止 (shi, "stop"), giving the sense of stopping something midway.

Usage tips

  • Weather reports often use cancel for an event that will not take place, while suspend can describe an activity that may resume later.

Other meanings

  • suspensionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 中止するchūshisurucancelverb

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