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Kanji Detail for 終 - "end, final, to complete"

終

  • Meaning

    終 means "end, final, to complete."

    1. End - To finish; to conclude.

    2. Final - The last; the ultimate.

    3. Complete - To bring to a close.

  • Words using 終

    • 最終 さいしゅう Listen last; final; closing
    • 終結 しゅうけつ Listen end; close
    • 最終的 さいしゅうてき Listen final; eventual; ultimate
    • 終値 おわりね Listen closing price
    • 終了後 しゅうりょうご Listen after the end (of something)
    • 終了 しゅうりょう Listen end; close; conclusion
    • 終戦 しゅうせん Listen end of war; cessation of hostilities
    • 終日 しゅうじつ Listen all day; for a whole day

  • Four-character idioms with 終

    • 一部始終 いちぶしじゅう Listen full particulars; all the details; the whole story
    • 終始一貫 しゅうしいっかん Listen consistently; unchangingly; throughout
    • 無始無終 むしむしゅう Listen everlastingness; eternity
    • 臨終正念 りんじゅうしょうねん Listen holding the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death

  • Tattoo check: 終

    • Verified meaning: end, final, to complete
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おわり)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 終

    Given names 終(おわり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    end; finish

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    end; finally, in the end

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    end; finish

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    end; finally, in the end

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

    To end. (Analects) "Not eating the whole day." | The counterpart of 始 (beginning). Like saying conclusion. One complete performance of music is called one 終. | A person dying is also called 終. Such as saying 壽終正寢 (dying of old age at home). | A particle. Like saying ultimately.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    o.eru(お-える) お-える

    o.waru(お-わる) お-わる

    tsui(つい) つい

    tsuini(つい-に) つい-に

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    end final to complete death last conclusion finish cease cessation climax close conclude culmination demise expire halt stop terminate

Sentences including 終

  • I had hoped to have finished this yesterday.

  • If you will help me , we will soon finish.

  • When will the world come to an end?

  • I will finish it by tomorrow afternoon.

  • It took me three hours to finish the homework.

  • It took her all afternoon to finish the work.

  • I'll finish it in two or three minutes.

  • I've just finished lunch.

  • Even the longest day will have an end.

  • Have you finished?

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