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終末 (しゅうまつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
end ; close ; conclusion ; termination
Refers to the final point or closing stage of something. It is more formal or written-sounding than everyday 終わり and is common in serious contexts such as history, life, civilization, or final stages.
その 映えい 画が は 文ぶん 明めい の 終しゅう 末まつ を 描えが い て いる 。
The film depicts the end of civilization.
Similar words 終お わり More everyday and broadly usable for 'end'; 終末 sounds more formal and often suggests a final stage or definitive close.
結けつ 末まつ Often means the outcome or ending of a story, incident, or sequence of events; 終末 emphasizes the final end itself.
週しゅう 末まつ A homophone meaning 'weekend'; it is written with 週, not 終.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 終 means 'end' or 'finish', and 末 means 'end', 'tip', or 'last part'. Together they express the final end or closing stage.
