廃止

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 廃止 is read はいし and means abolishing a system or rule so that it is no longer in effect.
• Basic usage: It is used for ending a system or discussing the removal of unnecessary school rules.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing suspension
  • 休止 focuses on pausing an activity; 廃止 focuses on ending the system or operation itself. 廃止 does not mean it can never be established again in any form.
• Discussion and completion
  • 廃止について話し合う means discussing abolition, not that abolition has already been completed.