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Kanji 終: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 終: end, finish

Key takeaways

Kanji 終: end, finish. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

endfinish

On reading

シュウ

Kun reading

お.わる-お.わるおわ.るお.えるついつい.に

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 終

end, finish

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

糸 + 冬

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Just like tying a knot in a thread (糸) to finish a piece of work, when winter (冬) arrives as the final season of the year, everything comes to an end (終). Think of it as finishing a cycle, much like reaching the end of a spool of thread.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

シュウ
  • 終始しゅうし

    from beginning to end

  • 終日しゅうじつ

    all day / entire day

  • 終点しゅうてん

    last stop / final station

  • 終了しゅうりょう

    end / finish / completion

  • 最終さいしゅう

    last / final / closing

Kun reading

お.わる
  • 終わるおわる

    to finish / to end / to close

  • 終えるおえる

    to finish / to complete

  • 終るおわる

    to finish / to end

Commonly used words

  • 終始
    しゅうし

    from beginning to end

  • 終日
    しゅうじつ

    all day / entire day

  • 終点
    しゅうてん

    last stop / final station

  • 終了
    しゅうりょう

    end / finish / completion

  • 最終
    さいしゅう

    last / final / closing

  • 終わる
    おわる

    to finish / to end / to close

  • 終える
    おえる

    to finish / to complete

  • 終る
    おわる

    to finish / to end

Example sentences

Example 1

仕事がわったら帰ります。

Translation

I will go home when work finishes.

Example 2

夏休みがもうすぐわる。

Translation

Summer vacation is about to end soon.

Example 3

彼は始笑っていた。

Translation

He was smiling the whole time.

Example 4

会議は始順調に進んだ。

Translation

The meeting proceeded smoothly from start to finish.

Kanji 終: end, finish | Daily Nihongo