静止|せいしseishi[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
    浅間あさま山やまは今いま静止せいししている。↗
    Mt. Asama is now dormant.
Conjugation
Dictionary form静止する(せいしする)
Polite (masu)静止します(せいしします)
Negative (nai)静止しない(せいししない)
polite (masen)静止しません(せいししません)
classical zu / nu静止せず・静止せぬ(せいしせず・せいしせぬ)
Past (ta)静止した(せいしした)
polite (mashita)静止しました(せいししました)
Past negative (nakatta)静止しなかった(せいししなかった)
polite (masen deshita)静止しませんでした(せいししませんでした)
Te form静止して(せいしして)
Potential静止できる(せいしできる)
Passive静止される(せいしされる)
Causative静止させる(せいしさせる)
Causative passive静止させられる(せいしさせられる)
Conditional (ba)静止すれば(せいしすれば)
tara静止したら(せいししたら)
Volitional静止しよう(せいししよう)
polite (mashou)静止しましょう(せいししましょう)
Imperative静止しろ(せいししろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym不動ふどうNeutralFirm and unshakable, as in 「不動の地位」; 「静止」 is about physical motionlessness.
  • Related休眠きゅうみんNeutralDormancy in living things or a computer's hibernation mode; 「静止」 is about objects simply standing still.
  • Related固定こていNeutralFixing something so it stays put or unchanged, as in 「棚を固定する」; 「静止」 describes the state of standing still.
  • Related静止状態せいしじょうたいNeutralNames the state of being still; more explanatory, while 「静止」 alone already conveys the state more concisely.
  • Related休止状態きゅうしじょうたいNeutralA state of suspended activity, such as hibernation; 「静止」 centers on objects being motionless.
  • Antonym運動うんどうNeutralThe direct opposite of 「静止」 in the motion–stillness contrast: movement or exercise.
  • Antonym移動いどうNeutralAlso opposed to 「静止」 in motion vs. stillness: moving or transferring from one place to another.
  • Antonym動きうごきNeutralLikewise the opposite of 「静止」 in motion vs. stillness: movement, motion, or trends and developments.

Use 「静止」 for objects standing still, as in 「静止画」; 「静止状態」 spells the state out more explicitly. For dormancy in living things or computers use 「休眠」, for fixing something in place 「固定」, and for firmness 「不動」. The opposites are 「運動」, 「移動」 and 「動き」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 動うごかず止とまっている事こと。
  2. 等速とうそく直線ちょくせん運動うんどうに何なんらかの力ちからが加くわわる事ことで、速度そくどが0になる事こと。
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