Translation guide
The act of stopping or ending something, often formally or permanently. In Japanese, the appropriate expression depends on whether you are discontinuing a product, service, activity, or subscription, and the level of formality required.
To express that a company or organization has stopped producing or offering something permanently.
Commonly used for the abolition or discontinuation of systems, services, or products, often by an official decision.
This bus route will be discontinued next month.
Specifically used when a manufacturer stops producing a particular product.
This model has been discontinued.
Used when a product is no longer sold, though production may have stopped earlier.
Sales of the old version have been discontinued.
Specifically for the discontinuation of a magazine or periodical publication.
The magazine was discontinued last month.
To express that someone has stopped doing something they used to do regularly.
General term for stopping or canceling an ongoing activity, event, or plan. Often used for temporary or indefinite suspension.
The game was discontinued due to bad weather.
Casual and common way to say 'stop doing something'. Used for personal habits or activities.
Implies giving up on a plan or intention, often after consideration. More formal than やめる.
To express the act of ending a recurring service or agreement.
To express the formal termination of a legal case or official process.
中止 (ちゅうし) is for stopping something temporarily or indefinitely, like an event. 廃止 (はいし) is for permanent abolition of a system or service. 停止 (ていし) is for suspension, often with possibility of resumption, like a service outage.
The English word 'discontinuance' is formal and often used in legal or business contexts. In everyday Japanese, more specific verbs like やめる or 解約する are preferred. Using a direct translation like 不継続 (ふけいぞく) is unnatural.
I discontinued smoking.
資金不足で計画を断念した。
We discontinued the plan due to lack of funds.
To discontinue the service, please follow the procedure from settings.
The discontinuance of the trial was ordered.