JLPT N4 · 11 strokes
Kanji 終: "end, finish"
The kanji 終 means "end, finish". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read シュウ in on'yomi and お.わる, -お.わる, おわ.る, お.える, つい in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
お.わる-お.わるおわ.るお.えるつい
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | end, finish |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 256 of 2,501 |
Common words with 終
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 終わるto end; to come to an end; to finish; to close · to finish; to complete; to conclude
- 終わりend; ending; close; conclusion · end of (one's) life; death
- 終えるto finish; to get through with; to complete; to bring (something) to an end · to graduate
- 終了end; close; conclusion; termination
- 最終的final, définitif, en fin de compte
- 最終last; final; closing · last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
- 終始beginning and end · doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end
- 終焉end (of life); death; demise · (peacefully) spending one's final years
- 終end; final · end of life; death
- 最終日last day; final day
- 終わりを告げるto mark the end; to spell the end
- 一部始終full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about)
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