止す (よす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

止す (よす) means to stop / to quit / to give up.

See example sentences below.

止す at a glance

止す

よすyosu

N3verb

to stop / to quit / to give up

止すよすyosuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to stop / to quit / to give up

Example 1

この仕事はもう止すことにした。

Translation

I decided to quit this job.

Example 2

雨がひどいので試合を止す。

Translation

We’ll stop the game because the rain is heavy.