Kanji

終

終

end, finish

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おわる, -おわる, おわる, おえる, つい, ついに

Nanori (Name Reading)

つき, つぎ, のち

Common Readings

シュウ, お…える, お…わる

Example sentences

終わる おわる
授業 が 三時 に 終わる 予定 だ

Class is scheduled to end at three o'clock.

まだ まだ
まだ 宿題 が 終わっていない

I haven't finished my homework yet.

終わり おわり
映画 の 終わり に 、 みんな が 拍手 した 。

At the end of the movie, everyone applauded.

質問 しつもん
授業 の 終わり に 、 先生 に いくつか 質問 を した 。

At the end of the class, I asked the teacher a few questions.

終える おえる
彼 は ついに 大学 で の 学業 を 終えた

He finally finished his studies at university.

すでに すでに
彼 は すでに 宿題 を 終えていた 。

He had already finished his homework.

終了 しゅうりょう
間もなく 、 本日 の 営業 を 終了 いたします 。

We will be closing for the day shortly.

駄目 だめ
諦めたら そこ で 試合 終了 だ よ 。 駄目だ なんて 言わないで 。

If you give up, the game is over right then and there. Please don't say it's no good.

最終的 さいしゅうてき
最終的 な 判断 は 、 部長 に 任せよう 。

Let's leave the final judgment to the department manager.

判断 はんだん
最終的 な 判断 は 、 リーダー に 任せる こと に した 。

I decided to leave the final decision to the leader.

Example Vocabulary

終わる

おわる

to end, to finish, to conclude

終わり

おわり

end; conclusion; finish

終える

おえる

to finish; to complete; to end

終了

しゅうりょう

completion; end; termination

最終的

さいしゅうてき

final; ultimate; conclusive

最終

さいしゅう

final; last; closing

終始

しゅうし

from beginning to end; throughout; consistently

終焉

しゅうえん

demise; end

終わりを告げる

おわりをつげる

to come to an end; to signal the end

最終日

さいしゅうび

last day; final day

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