仕舞う (しまう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

仕舞う (しまう) means to finish / to put away / to complete.

See example sentences below.

仕舞う at a glance

仕舞う

しまうshimau

N3verb

to finish / to put away / to complete

仕舞うしまうshimauN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to finish / to put away / to complete

Example 1

宿題を全部しまった。

Translation

I finished all my homework.

Example 2

本を棚にしまう。

Translation

Put the books on the shelf.