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[きゅう()·()]
kyuushi
noun, suru verb, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 休止

noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. pause; cessation; rest

Definition and Synonyms for 休止

Break any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
Synonyms: ブレイク, オープンフレーム, 中休み, 休憩, 休止, 休養, 切り目, 切れ目
Break prevent completion
Synonyms: よす, やめる, ストップ, 中断, 中止, 中絶, 休止, 停止, 切る, 切り上げる, 取り止める, 差し止める, 打ち切る, 断つ, 断ち切る, 止す, 止む, 止める, 留める, 裁つ, 解消
Stop stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
Synonyms: ストップ, 一時停止, 休止, 措く, 見合わす
Break cease an action temporarily
Synonyms: 一時停止, 一段落, 中断, 休む, 休息, 休憩, 休止, 停止, 息抜き, 途切らす, 途切れる, 途切らせる
Catch One'S Breath take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Synonyms: 一休み, 中休み, 休む, 休する, 休める, 休息, 休憩, 休止, 休養, 安らう, 息つく, 息抜き, 憩う, 静養
Pause temporary inactivity
Synonyms: 一切り, 一段落, 中断, 中絶, 休止, 切り目, 切れ目, 区切り, 区切る, 小止み, 狭間, 絶え間, 途切れ, 途切れる, 途絶え, 途絶える, , , , , 間断
Freeze an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
Synonyms: フリーズ, 休止, 停止, 停留, 停車, 凍結, 杜絶
Stop the act of stopping something
Synonyms: とどめ, やめる, ストップ, ブレーキ, 中止, 中絶, 休止, 停止, 制止, 打ち切り, 打ち切る, 止む, 止め, 止める, 留め, 留める, 阻止
Halt come to a halt, stop moving
Synonyms: とどまる, ストップ, 一時停止, 休止, 停止, 停留, 停車, 底止, 止まる, 止まる, 立ち止まる
Hesitate interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
Synonyms: 休止, 切る, 途切れる
Cessation a stopping
Synonyms: 休止
Stop the event of something ending
Synonyms: ストップ, 中止, 休止, 停止, 停車, 終止
Stop the state of inactivity following an interruption
Synonyms: 一時停止, 休止, 停止
Suspension a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Synonyms: タイム, ポーズ, おやすみ, ブレイク, 一休み, 一息, 一時停止, 一段落, 中休み, 中入り, 中断, 中止, 中絶, 休み, 休む, 休止, 停会, 停止, 切れ間, 幕の内, 幕間, 晴れ間, 杜絶, 狭間, 絶え間, 途切れ, 途切れる, 途絶え, 途絶える, , , , , 間断
Rest a pause for relaxation
Synonyms: レスト, おやすみ, 中休み, 休み, 休む, 休息, 休憩, 休止, 休養, 息休め, 息抜き, 憩い, 憩う, 静養, 養生
Lull a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
Synonyms: 休止, 切れ間, 小止み

Meanings for each kanji in 休止

» rest; day off; retire; sleep
» stop; halt

Categories 休止 is a member of

Human Action something that people do or cause to happen
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Score the act of scoring in a game or sport
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End bring to an end or halt
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Interrupt terminate
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Cut Off make a break in
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Break cease an action temporarily
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Inactivity being inactive
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Pause temporary inactivity
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Delay act later than planned, scheduled, or required
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Finish event whose occurrence ends something
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Stop the event of something ending
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Inaction the state of being inactive
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Time Interval a definite length of time marked off by two instants
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Suspension a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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Sample Sentences for 休止

This register is out of commission.
In spoken language, we do not pause between words, a fact that is somewhat surprising: We seem to hear separate words, we can clearly make them out.
However, when listening to an unknown foreign language, our ability to discern different words is lost, and we recognize speech as being a stream of sounds without many pauses.
I propose a short rest.
He suggested that we take a short rest.

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