1.
to cancel, to call off, to abandon
To decide not to go through with a plan, event, or action that was previously intended. Implies a deliberate decision to stop before something has begun.
旅行を取りやめた。
I canceled the trip.
雨のため試合を取りやめることにした。
We decided to call off the game because of rain.
予算の都合で計画を取りやめざるを得なかった。
We had no choice but to abandon the plan due to budget constraints.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 計画を取りやめる (abandon a plan)
- 旅行を取りやめる (cancel a trip)
- 試合を取りやめる (call off a game)
- 予定を取りやめる (cancel plans)
USAGE NOTES:
Similar to 中止する but 取りやめる emphasizes the decision-making process of choosing not to proceed. 中止する is more neutral and can refer to stopping something already in progress, while 取りやめる typically refers to canceling before the event begins. Often written with hiragana やめる rather than kanji 止める.