No. 3,098 in Japanese
休止
"休止" means "pause" or "cessation."
In a sentence
プロジェクトは一時的に休止しています。
The project is temporarily on hold.
In this sentence, '休止' is used to signify a temporary cessation or suspension of an activity, referring to the project's current state where work is paused momentarily.
音楽グループが活動を休止することを発表しました。
The musical group announced they are suspending their activities.
Here, '休止' conveys the act of halting or suspending ongoing activities, specifically referring to a planned pause in the group's operations.
このサービスは今月末で休止になります。
This service will be discontinued at the end of this month.
The term '休止' in this sentence indicates the termination or suspension of a service, used to describe when and how the service will cease to operate.
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