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Japanese symbol for “interruption”

Romaji: chuushi
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; stoppage

In Japanese, interruption is , read (chuushi).

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. n, vs, vt interruption; discontinuance; suspension; stoppage
  2. n, vs, vt cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

Kanji and stroke order

in, inside, middle
on: チュウ
kun: なか、うち、あた.る
4 strokes · JLPT 4
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 “interruption”

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうだん chuudaninterruption; suspension; break
じゃま jamahindrance; obstacle; nuisance
ぼうがい bougaiobstruction; hindrance; blocking
ふつう futsuususpension; interruption; stoppage
ていし teishiceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); interruption (e.g. of electricity supply)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうしん chuushincenter; centre; middle
とちゅう tochuuon the way; en route
ちゅうおう chuuoucentre; center; middle
しゅうちゅう shuuchuuconcentration (on a task); focusing one's attention
なかみ nakamicontents; interior; filling
きんし kinshiprohibition; inhibition; ban
ていし teishistoppage; coming to a stop; halt
とまる tomaruto stop (moving); to come to a stop

See also: Chinese symbol for “interruption”.

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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