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廃止 JLPT 1

Kana Reading

はいし

Romaji

haishi

Word Senses

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

Meaning

abolition; repeal

Example sentence

省エネのためにコンビニの２４時間営業を廃止しろ！ Save energy by abolishing the convenience stores' 24-hour-a-day trading!

Examples of 廃止, はいし in a sentence

省エネのためにコンビニの２４時間営業を廃止しろ！

Save energy by abolishing the convenience stores' 24-hour-a-day trading!
彼らは採算がとれなくなったのでフェリー運航を廃止した。

They closed down the ferry service since it was no longer economical.
彼らは古い制度を廃止した。

They did away with the old system.
彼らは古い規制を廃止することを決めた。

They decided to abolish the old restriction.
彼らはその学校の制服を廃止した。

They have done away with uniforms at that school.
彼らはこういう古い習慣は廃止すべきだ。

They should do away with these conventions.

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Kanji in this word

廃 JLPT 1

12 strokes

abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon

On'Yomi: ハイ

Kun'Yomi: すた.れる, すた.る

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止 JLPT 4

4 strokes

stop, halt

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: と.まる, -ど.まり, と.める, -と.める, -ど.め, とど.める, とど.め, とど.まる, や.める, や.む, -や.む, よ.す, -さ.す, -さ.し

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