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差し止め (さしとめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
prohibition ; ban ; suspension ; injunction
Refers to an official order or legal measure that stops an action, publication, event, or transaction. Often used in legal, media, and regulatory contexts.
The government decided to prohibit the assembly.
Written forms 差さ し 止と め Usage 40%
Standard spelling with okurigana; common in news and legal contexts.
差さし 止とめ Usage 60%
Abbreviated form, mostly found in legal headings or older texts.
差さし 止と め
Variant without the medial okurigana し; seen in some official documents.
Kanji 差 distinction, difference, variation Similar words 禁きん 止し 禁止 is a general term for prohibition, often used in rules and everyday contexts. 差し止め specifically implies an authoritative, often legal, order to halt something.
停てい 止し 停止 means suspension or stoppage, but can be voluntary or technical. 差し止め is an externally imposed prohibition, typically by an authority.
Etymology Compound of 差し (continuative form of 差す, 'to hold out' or 'to present') + 止め (continuative form of 止める, 'to stop'). Literally 'presenting a stop', referring to an official order to halt something.
