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Japanese symbol for “discontinue”

Romaji: yameru
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end

In Japanese, discontinue is , read (yameru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v1, vt to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit
  2. v1, vt to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

stop, halt
on: シ
kun: と.まる、-ど.まり、と.める、-と.める
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “discontinue”

WordReadingMeaning
うちきる uchikiruto stop; to abort; to discontinue
ディスコン disukondiscontinue(d)
はいする haisuruto abolish; to abandon; to repeal
はいす haisuto abolish; to abandon; to repeal
ひききる hikikiruto interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きんし kinshiprohibition; inhibition; ban
ていし teishistoppage; coming to a stop; halt
ちゅうし chuushiinterruption; discontinuance; suspension
とまる tomaruto stop (moving); to come to a stop
ぼうし boushiprevention; check
はいし haishiabolition; discontinuance; discontinuation

See also: Chinese symbol for “discontinue”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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