避ひ止し

ひ

し

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

abstention; refraining

Formal term for deliberately refraining from an action, often used in legal, ethical, or procedural contexts.

投とう票ひょうを避ひ止しする。
Abstain from voting.
彼かれは発はつ言げんを避ひ止しした。
He refrained from speaking.

Kanji

避evade, avoid, avert
止stop, halt

Similar words

棄き権けん
棄権 is more common for abstaining from voting or withdrawing from a competition, while 避止 is a broader, more formal term for refraining from any action.
差さし控ひかえる
差し控える is a common verb meaning 'to refrain' or 'to hold back', whereas 避止 is a formal noun/suru-verb used in official or written contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 避 (hi, 'avoid') and 止 (shi, 'stop'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of refraining from an action.