Translation guide
How to express canceling, postponing, or stopping a planned event, agreement, or activity in Japanese.
To call off a scheduled event, meeting, or plan.
The most common and neutral way to say 'cancel' for events, meetings, or activities. Suitable for both formal and informal situations.
The game was called off due to rain.
We are calling off tomorrow's meeting.
Loanword from English, commonly used for reservations, appointments, or informal cancellations. Less formal than 中止する.
I called off the hotel reservation.
My date was called off.
To call off or cancel something that was planned, often implying a decision after consideration. Slightly more formal than キャンセルする.
We decided to call off the trip.
To call off a search, strike, or other ongoing action.
To call off or terminate something that is in progress, such as a search, project, or broadcast. Implies an abrupt or definitive end.
The police called off the search.
Also used for stopping ongoing events, but 打ち切る emphasizes termination of a continuous activity.
The strike was called off.
To break off an engagement, contract, or formal agreement.
Specifically used for calling off an engagement or marriage arrangement. Also used for business deals falling through.
She called off the engagement.
To dissolve or call off a relationship, contract, or agreement. More formal and broader than 破談にする.
To call off the contract.
To command a dog to stop attacking or chasing.
中止 (ちゅうし) is the standard word for canceling events and is neutral in formality. キャンセル is a casual loanword often used for personal reservations. 取りやめる implies a decision to cancel after consideration, often used in business contexts.
The event is called off.
I want to call off the reservation.
Call off the plan.
The show was called off due to low ratings.