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中止

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

中止 — “suspension, cancellation, calling off”

中止 (read ちゅうし) means suspension, cancellation, calling off. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

ちゅうし

Meaning

suspension, cancellation, calling off

中止 in a sentence

雨あめで試合しあいを中止ちゅうしする。

To call off the match because of rain.

The kanji in 中止

中middle; inside
止to stop

Words that share a kanji with 中止

～中～じゅう— during, while
中なか— inside, middle, among
背中せなか— back (of the body)
夜中よなか— middle of the night, midnight
途中とちゅう— on the way, midway, in the middle of
中央ちゅうおう— center, middle
真ん中まんなか— middle, dead center
中学校ちゅうがっこう— junior high school, middle school

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