I Love Kanji止す (yosu)
止す (よす, yosu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to stop (doing); to cease”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- よす
- Romaji
- yosu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 止す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 止す | よす yosu |
| Polite (~masu) | 止します | よします yoshimasu |
| Negative | 止さない | よさない yosanai |
| Polite negative | 止しません | よしません yoshimasen |
| Past | 止した | よした yoshita |
| Polite past | 止しました | よしました yoshimashita |
| Negative past | 止さなかった | よさなかった yosanakatta |
| Te-form | 止して | よして yoshite |
| Potential | 止せる | よせる yoseru |
| Passive | 止される | よされる yosareru |
| Causative | 止させる | よさせる yosaseru |
| Volitional | 止そう | よそう yosou |
| Imperative | 止せ | よせ yose |
| Conditional (~ba) | 止せば | よせば yoseba |
Kanji in 止す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 止す.
止まるとまるto stop (moving)止むやむto cease止めるやめるto stop (an activity)止めるとめるto stop禁止きんしprohibition中止ちゅうしinterruption停止ていしstoppage防止ぼうしprevention立ち止まるたちどまるto stop (in one's tracks)引き止めるひきとめるto detain廃止はいしabolition静止せいしstillness阻止そしobstruction止めるとどめるto stop
Source: JMdict entry 1310600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.