Translation guide
The English word "suspension" covers many distinct concepts: temporary stopping, hanging something, vehicle systems, chemistry mixtures, and more. This guide breaks them down by meaning so you can choose the right Japanese expression.
To express that an activity, service, right, or process is temporarily halted or put on hold.
General term for stopping or suspending an action, service, or operation. Often used for machines, services, or activities.
バスの運行が停止された。
Bus services were suspended.
工事のため水道が一時停止します。
Water supply will be temporarily suspended due to construction.
Interruption or suspension with the expectation of resuming. Common for meetings, negotiations, or ongoing processes.
会議は昼食のため中断された。
The meeting was suspended for lunch.
交渉が中断している。
Negotiations are suspended.
Temporary halt or pause, often for rest or maintenance. Used for services, operations, or activities that will resume.
システムはメンテナンスのため休止中です。
The system is suspended for maintenance.
Putting a decision or action on hold; deferring. Often used for plans, judgments, or calls.
その件は保留になった。
The matter was suspended (put on hold).
判断を保留する。
Suspend judgment.
Legal or official suspension, often by injunction or prohibition. Used for publications, events, or activities.
雑誌の発行が差し止められた。
The magazine's publication was suspended.
To describe an object being hung or dangling from a support so that it is not touching the ground.
The act of hanging something from above; suspension. Often used for lamps, decorations, or equipment.
ランプが天井から吊り下げられている。
The lamp is suspended from the ceiling.
Suspension or hanging, often used in technical contexts like bridges, cables, or gymnastics (chin-ups).
橋はケーブルで懸垂されている。
The bridge is suspended by cables.
Casual term for hanging something loosely; dangling. Often used for everyday objects.
かばんを肩にぶら下げている。
He has a bag suspended from his shoulder.
The system of springs, shock absorbers, and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels.
The standard loanword for vehicle suspension. Widely understood.
この車はサスペンションが柔らかい。
This car has a soft suspension.
Technical term for suspension system, used in engineering contexts.
懸架装置の設計を見直す。
Review the suspension system design.
A heterogeneous mixture where solid particles are dispersed in a fluid but will settle over time.
Scientific term for a suspension (liquid with suspended particles). Used in chemistry and pharmacy.
この薬は懸濁液です。
This medicine is a suspension.
To express that someone is barred from a job, school, or activity for a period as a punishment.
Suspension from one's job or duties, usually as a disciplinary measure.
彼は不正行為で停職になった。
He was suspended from work for misconduct.
Suspension from school. The standard term for a student being temporarily barred from attending classes.
Suspension from participating in a match or event, common in sports.
その選手は出場停止になった。
The player was suspended from the game.
A dissonant note that is sustained from a previous chord and then resolved downward.
The standard music theory term for suspension.
この小節には掛留が使われている。
A suspension is used in this measure.
While 停止 means "stop" or "suspend," it is not used for suspending a student. Use 停学 (ていがく) for school suspension.
彼は停学になった。
He was suspended from school.
停止 (ていし) is a general stop/suspension, often for machines or services. 中断 (ちゅうだん) implies an interruption with clear intention to resume. 休止 (きゅうし) is a temporary halt for rest or maintenance, often used for operations.
エレベーターが停止した。
The elevator stopped (suspended operation).
試合が中断された。
The match was suspended (interrupted).
発電所が休止中だ。
The power plant is suspended (temporarily shut down).
Loanword also used in scientific contexts for suspensions, though less common than 懸濁液.
コロイドサスペンションの安定性を調べる。
Investigate the stability of the colloidal suspension.
彼は一週間の停学処分を受けた。
He received a one-week suspension from school.
Loanword occasionally used in music contexts, but 掛留 is more standard.
4-3のサスペンションを解決する。
Resolve the 4-3 suspension.