WORD DETAIL
停止
ていし
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
停止, readていし, denotes an operating machine, service, or activity stopping or being brought to a stop. - Basic usage: It covers temporarily halting machinery for inspection and train service remaining suspended after heavy snow.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A machine or service coming to a stop
- It describes temporarily stopping machinery for inspection or train service remaining suspended after heavy snow. As the first example shows, the halt may be temporary.

