きゅう
休
し
止

noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. pause, suspension, rest, stoppage.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
休
し
止
休止 きゅうし ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rest, day off, retire
やす.む キュウ (1st, N5)
human radical (no. 9)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)