終しゅう止し

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

termination; cessation; stop

Formal word for something coming to an end or being stopped. Often used in compound terms like 終止符 (period/full stop) or in grammatical contexts (e.g., 終止形).

• 戦せん争そうの終しゅう止しを願ねがう。

  I wish for the cessation of war.

• その習しゅう慣かんは長ながい歴れき史しに終しゅう止しを打うった。

  That custom came to an end after a long history.