Word details
しまう
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しまう.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Transitive verb
to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close
Examples
買い物を済ませてしまったら電話します。
I will call you when I have done my shopping.
2
Transitive verb
to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up
3
Transitive verb
to put away; to put back; to keep; to store
Examples
本とノートをしまいなさい。
Put away your books and notebooks.
4
Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb
to do completely; to finish
Examples
やってしまったことは元に戻らない。
What is done cannot be undone.
5
Auxiliary verb; After the -te form of a verb
to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do; to end up ...
Examples
彼女は短絡的な思考で、表面的な情報だけで判断してしまう。
She ends up making decisions based on superficial information because of her simplistic thinking.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
仕
attend, doing, official, serve
5 strokesFrequency 439JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シジ
Kun
つか.える
舞
dance, flit, circle, wheel
15 strokesFrequency 655JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ブ
Kun
ま.う-ま.うまい
終
end, finish
11 strokesFrequency 256JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シュウ
Kun
お.わる-お.わるおわ.るお.えるついつい.に
Nanori
ばて
了
complete, finish
2 strokesFrequency 792JLPT N2Grade 8
On
リョウ
Nanori
さとる
蔵
storehouse, hide, own, have, possess
15 strokesFrequency 468JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ゾウソウ
Kun
くらおさ.めるかく.れる
Nanori
くらしくらんくろうさしざろう
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