止す

• 読み: よす
• ローマ字: yosu
• 漢字の分解: 止 (shi/yo) — stop, halt, cease
• 発音: /jo.sɯ/

意味

To stop; to cease; to give up. To quit doing something or abandon a plan.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb conjugated with the す row. A casual way to say 'stop' or 'quit' — more colloquial than やめる. Often used to advise against something (そんなことは止しなさい = stop doing that). Frequently written in hiragana as よす. Common in spoken Japanese for dropping plans (今日は止そう = let's skip it today).

例文

1. 雨が降りそうだから花見は止そう。
2. そんな危ないことは止しなさい。
3. 文句を言うのは止して手伝ってよ。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, conversation, advice

トーン: direct

起源と歴史

From the kanji 止 (shi/to, to stop), which depicts a foot coming to a halt. The よす reading is a native Japanese verb stem applied to this character.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal