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Kanji Detail for 末 - "end, tip, final"

  • Meaning

    末 means "end, tip, final."

    1. End - The final part; the conclusion.

    2. Tip - The extreme point.

    3. Powder - Fine particles.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    end; close; tip; powder; posterity

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    final, last, end; insignificant

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 麼|么[me5]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    end, final, last; insignificant

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of root. The top of a tree is called 末. Also the tip of objects. Such as 錐刀之末 (the tip of an awl). Non-essential matters are also called 末. Such as commerce is called 逐末 (pursuing the inessential). The ancients valued agriculture over commerce, considering it secondary business. | None. From "Analerta": 末由也已 (there is no way). | The end. Such as 末世 (final era), 末日 (last day). | Light. To reduce a punishment is called 末減. From "Zuo Zhuan." | A role name in drama. One who plays old male characters. Also called 末泥. This term existed since the Southern Song dynasty. | Fine particles are called 末. Such as 藥末 (powdered medicine). | A humble self-reference. Meaning insignificant. Such as 姻末, 鄉末. 末 means lowly.
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