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有終の美 (ゆうしゅうのび) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Meanings 1
expression, noun
perfect end ; crowning achievement ; triumphant finish
Used when someone completes a long effort, career, or project in a brilliant or satisfying way. Often appears in the set phrase 有終の美を飾る (to cap off with a glorious finish).
なが
年ねん
の
研けん
究きゅう
が
ついに
実み
を
結むす
び
、
有ゆう
終しゅう
の
美び
を
迎むか
え
た
。
His years of research finally bore fruit, reaching a perfect conclusion.
Similar words 有ゆう 終しゅう 有終 alone means 'completion' or 'finishing well,' but it is rarely used independently; it appears mainly in the compound 有終の美.
終お わり 良よ ければすべて 良よ し A proverb meaning 'all's well that ends well,' similar in spirit but more general; 有終の美 specifically emphasizes a brilliant or admirable finish.
Etymology From the kanji 有 (possess, have), 終 (end), and 美 (beauty). The phrase literally means 'the beauty of having an end,' i.e., finishing something beautifully. The exact origin is uncertain, but it is a classical Chinese-derived expression that became a set phrase in Japanese.
