末
末 — End
end, close, tip, powder, posterity
On’yomiマツ (matsu)
On’yomiバツ (batsu)
Kun’yomiすえ (sue)
Kun’yomiうら (ura)
Kun’yomiうれ (ure)
Stroke order (5 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 末
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年末 | ねんまつ nenmatsu | end-of-year; year-end |
| 末 | すえ sue | end; tip; top |
| 週末 | しゅうまつ shuumatsu | weekend |
| 末期 | まっき makki | last years; closing years; last days |
| 端末 | たんまつ tanmatsu | terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.) |
| 末端 | まったん mattan | end; tip; extremities |
Study notes
末 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #456 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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