中ちゅう止し

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中止する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	中ちゅう止しする	中ちゅう止ししない
Polite	中ちゅう止しします	中ちゅう止ししません
Past polite	中ちゅう止ししました	中ちゅう止ししませんでした
Past	中ちゅう止しした	中ちゅう止ししなかった
Te-form	中ちゅう止しして	中ちゅう止ししないで
Desire	中ちゅう止ししたい	中ちゅう止ししたくない
Potential	中ちゅう止しできる	中ちゅう止しできない
Passive	中ちゅう止しされる	中ちゅう止しされない
Causative	中ちゅう止しさせる	中ちゅう止しさせない
Causative passive	中ちゅう止しさせられる	中ちゅう止しさせられない
Volitional	中ちゅう止ししよう
Polite volitional	中ちゅう止ししましょう
Imperative	中ちゅう止ししろ	中ちゅう止しするな
Conditional	中ちゅう止しすれば	中ちゅう止ししなければ
Tara conditional	中ちゅう止ししたら	中ちゅう止ししなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

interruption; suspension; stoppage

General term for stopping something that is already in progress, such as a service, operation, or ongoing activity. Often used in formal announcements.

大おお雨あめのため、試し合あいは一いち時じ中ちゅう止しになった。
The game was temporarily suspended due to heavy rain.
工こう事じは安あん全ぜん上じょうの理り由ゆうで中ちゅう止しされた。
The construction was halted for safety reasons.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

cancellation; calling off

Specifically refers to canceling a planned event, project, or reservation before it takes place. Implies the event will not happen at all.

台たい風ふう接せっ近きんのため、花はな火び大たい会かいは中ちゅう止しになりました。
The fireworks display was canceled due to an approaching typhoon.
旅りょ行こうを中ちゅう止しして、家いえで過すごすことにした。
I decided to cancel the trip and stay home.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉を中ちゅう止しするto call off (an event, plan)
大おお雨あめのため試し合あいを中ちゅう止しした。
The match was called off due to heavy rain.
〈事こと〉の運うん行こうを中ちゅう止しするto suspend (a service, operation) that is already running
強きょう風ふうのため電でん車しゃの運うん行こうを中ちゅう止しした。
Train service was suspended due to strong winds.
〈事こと〉が中ちゅう止しになるfor an event to be cancelled
台たい風ふうのため運うん動どう会かいが中ちゅう止しになった。
The sports day was cancelled because of the typhoon.
中ちゅう止しを発はっ表ぴょうするto announce the cancellation (of something)
主しゅ催さい者しゃはコンサートの中ちゅう止しを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The organizers announced the cancellation of the concert.

Expressions

雨う天てん中ちゅう止しcancelled due to rain; rain cancellation

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
止stop, halt

Related words· 16

中ちゅう断だんN2sense 1
中断 means a temporary pause with the intention to resume, while 中止 can mean either a temporary stop or a full cancellation.
キャンセルN4sense 2
キャンセル is a casual loanword for cancelling a personal reservation or order, while 中止 is the more formal term used for events and official operations.
取とり止やめ sense 2
取りやめ and 中止 both mean calling something off before it happens, but 取りやめ sounds slightly softer and is common in everyday speech about personal plans.
休きゅう講こうN2
休講 is specific to lectures and classes being called off, while 中止 is a general word for cancelling any event or activity.

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停てい止しN3
中止 means calling off an event or plan before or during it, while 停止 refers to stopping something that is already running or in progress.
中ちゅう絶ぜつN1
中止 is the common, neutral word for canceling or stopping an event or plan, while 中絶 is a more formal, written way to describe stopping something before completion.
打うち切きり
中止 is a general word for stopping or cancelling something, often only temporarily, while 打ち切り stresses cutting an ongoing thing short before its planned end.
やめるN4
中止する is a formal word for canceling a planned event or activity, while 止める is the everyday, more general word for stopping or quitting something.
打うち切きるN1
中止 means to cancel or call off a planned event, often temporarily, while 打ち切る means to forcibly terminate something already in progress, usually for good.
よすN3
中止する is a formal term for canceling or discontinuing a planned event, whereas 止す is casual everyday speech for quitting an action or habit.
廃はい止しN1
中止 refers to stopping or canceling a single planned event or activity, while 廃止 refers to permanently ending an ongoing system, law, or institution.
流ながすN3
中止する is a neutral, direct verb for canceling an event, while 流す in this sense sounds more idiomatic, suggesting the matter is quietly dropped.
差さし止とめ
中止 means calling something off or discontinuing it, often by the doer's own decision, while 差し止め is an external legal order stopping it.
取とり消けしN3
中止 means stopping or discontinuing an ongoing event or plan, whereas 取り消し refers to nullifying something that was previously decided or established.
立たち消ぎえ
中止 is a deliberate, formal cancellation decided by someone, while 立ち消え implies a plan just naturally faded away with no clear decision.
ストップN3
中止 specifically means cancelling or discontinuing a planned event, while ストップ more broadly means to halt any ongoing movement or action.

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実じっ施しN3sense 2
実施 means to carry out a plan as scheduled, the direct opposite of 中止's meaning of calling it off.
継けい続ぞくN2sense 1
継続 means to continue something without stopping, the opposite of 中止's meaning of interrupting or halting an ongoing activity.
実じっ行こうN3
実行 means to go ahead and carry a plan out, while 中止 means to stop or cancel it before or during execution.

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強きょう行こうN1
中止 means to cancel or call off a plan, the opposite of 強行, which means to push ahead with it regardless.
開かい催さいN1
中止 means to cancel or discontinue an event, the direct opposite of 開催 which means to hold it.
延えん期きN3
延期 means an event is pushed to a later date, whereas 中止 means the event is cancelled outright and will not happen.
決けっ行こうN1
中止 means to cancel or call off a plan, the direct opposite of 決行, which means to go ahead with it.
続ぞっ行こうN1
中止 means to stop or cancel something entirely, the opposite of 続行, which means to keep it going.
催もよおすN1
中止する means to cancel an event, the practical opposite of 催す, which means to hold or organize one.
敢かん行こう
中止 means to cancel or call off a planned action, the opposite of 敢行, which means to go through with it despite difficulty.

Don't confuse with

延えん期きN3sense 2
延期 means to postpone an event to a later date, whereas 中止 means to cancel it entirely with no plan to hold it later.
休きゅう止し
中止 means to cancel or discontinue an event entirely, whereas 休止 means only to pause it temporarily with the expectation of resuming later.

Word family· 8

中ちゅう止し形けい
continuative form used as a conjunction
中ちゅう止し法ほう
continuative form used as a conjunction
中ちゅう止し犯はん
abandoned attempt; voluntary abandonment of a crime
中ちゅう止しの体てい
state of standstill; suspended state
中ちゅう止し命めい令れい
cease and desist order; suspension order; stay order

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判はん断だん中ちゅう止し
suspension of judgment
生せい産さん中ちゅう止し
production stoppage; discontinuation of production
入にゅう力りょく中ちゅう止し動どう作さ
break action

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 中 “in the middle” and 止 “stop,” originally expressing stopping something partway through.