中断(ちゅうだん)

ちゅうだん
noun
interruption; suspension; break
1. interruption; suspension
The act of stopping something temporarily before it is complete.
工事(こうじ)が中断(ちゅうだん)された。
The construction was suspended.
会議(かいぎ)を中断(ちゅうだん)する。
To interrupt the meeting.
通信(つうしん)が中断(ちゅうだん)した。
The communication was interrupted.

中断(ちゅうだん) means stopping something temporarily before it is finished, with the implication that it may be resumed later.

WORD FORMATION:
中(ちゅう) (middle) + 断(だん) (cut off). Literally 'cutting off in the middle.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 中断(ちゅうだん)する: to interrupt, to suspend
  • 中断(ちゅうだん)される: to be interrupted
  • 中断(ちゅうだん)なく: without interruption
  • 中断(ちゅうだん)を余儀(よぎ)なくされる: to be forced to suspend

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 中止(ちゅうし): cancellation (more final; often means not resuming)
  • 休止(きゅうし): pause, suspension (more formal; planned break)
  • 一時停止(いちじていし): temporary pause (brief, often mechanical)
  • 中断(ちゅうだん): interruption (unplanned, with expectation of resuming)

ANTONYM:

  • 再開(さいかい): resumption

Related Words

Antonym: 再開(さいかい) (resumption)
Synonym: 中止(ちゅうし) (cancellation (final))
Synonym: 休止(きゅうし) (pause (planned))
Synonym: 一時停止(いちじていし) (temporary pause)
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Added 2026.1.16 12:30 · Revised 2026.4.13 18:32
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