終
終 — End
end, finish
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
Kun’yomiおわる (owaru)
Kun’yomi-おわる (owaru)
Kun’yomiおわる (owaru)
Kun’yomiおえる (oeru)
Kun’yomiつい (tsui)
Stroke order (11 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 終
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最終 | さいしゅう saishuu | last; final; closing |
| 終結 | しゅうけつ shuuketsu | end; close |
| 最終的 | さいしゅうてき saishuuteki | final; eventual; ultimate |
| 終値 | おわりね owarine | closing price |
| 終了後 | しゅうりょうご shuuryougo | after the end (of something) |
| 終戦 | しゅうせん shuusen | end of war; cessation of hostilities |
Study notes
終 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #256 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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