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停止信号 (teishishingou) Japanese meaning: stop signal | Kotomora

停てい止し信しん号ごう

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Meanings

1

stop signal; stoplight

Refers to a signal or light that instructs vehicles or people to stop, such as a traffic light or a railway signal.

交こう差さ点てんで停てい止し信しん号ごうを無む視ししてはいけ

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You must not ignore the stop signal at the intersection.

電でん車しゃは停てい止し信しん号ごうで止とまった。

The train stopped at the stop signal.

Kanji

停halt, stopping
止stop, halt
信faith, truth, fidelity
号nickname, number, item

Related words

信しん号ごう
A general term for any signal or traffic light, not specifically a stop signal.
赤あか信しん号ごう
Specifically a red light, which is a type of stop signal.

Built from

停てい止し+信しん号ごう

Etymology

Compound of 停止 (stop) and 信号 (signal).