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停戦 (ていせん, teisen) Japanese meaning: ceasefire | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 停戦する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 停てい 戦せん する 停てい 戦せん しない Polite 停てい 戦せん します 停てい 戦せん しません Past polite 停てい 戦せん しました 停てい 戦せん しませんでした Past 停てい 戦せん した 停てい 戦せん しなかった Te-form 停てい 戦せん して 停てい 戦せん しないで Desire 停てい 戦せん したい 停てい 戦せん したくない Potential 停てい 戦せん できる 停てい 戦せん できない Passive 停てい 戦せん される 停てい 戦せん されない Causative 停てい 戦せん させる 停てい 戦せん させない Causative passive 停てい 戦せん させられる 停てい 戦せん させられない Volitional 停てい 戦せん しよう Polite volitional 停てい 戦せん しましょう Imperative 停てい 戦せん しろ 停てい 戦せん するな Conditional 停てい 戦せん すれば 停てい 戦せん しなければ Tara conditional 停てい 戦せん したら 停てい 戦せん しなかったら
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The two countries agreed to a ceasefire.
The UN called for an immediate ceasefire.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 で 停てい 戦せん する to agree to a ceasefire in a place/region
The two countries finally agreed to a ceasefire along the border.
停てい 戦せん を 呼よ びかける to call for a ceasefire
The UN called on both sides for a ceasefire.
停てい 戦せん が 成せい 立りつ する for a ceasefire to be reached/take effect
After negotiations, a ceasefire was finally reached.
停てい 戦せん を 破やぶ る to violate a ceasefire
The rebel forces violated the ceasefire.
停てい 戦せん に 応おう じる to agree to (comply with) a ceasefire
The government forces announced that they would agree to the ceasefire.
Related words 休戦 often suggests a temporary or informal pause in fighting, while 停戦 is the more formal term used for a negotiated ceasefire, often part of a peace process.
和平 refers broadly to peace or a peace settlement, whereas 停戦 specifically means stopping active combat, not necessarily resolving the conflict.
停戦 refers to a ceasefire or temporary halt in fighting, whereas 講和 is the formal peace settlement that often follows it.
停戦 specifically means a ceasefire halting fighting, while 和議 covers the broader negotiation process aimed at a lasting peace.
Opposites 開戦 means the outbreak or start of war, the direct opposite of 停戦, which means the cessation of fighting.
停戦 is a formal cessation of fighting, the practical opposite of 交戦, which describes the fighting itself.
Counted with 停戦 is often counted with 件 when referring to separate ceasefire agreements or incidents, as in「停戦が二件成立した」.
停戦 can be counted with 回 when referring to the number of times a ceasefire has occurred, as in「停戦は三回目だ」.
Etymology Compound of 停 (stop, halt) and 戦 (war, battle). The reading is on'yomi.
line of control; ceasefire line
