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最期

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 最期.

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Entry

最期さいごNounAdverbFreq #4729
1

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

Examples
将来、いつかコンピューターが文学作品の翻訳に着手するようになれば、われわれが知るような文学は最期を迎えることになるだろう。
When, one day, computers undertake to translate literary works, it will be the end of literature as we know it.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

最

utmost, most, extreme

12 strokesFrequency 82JLPT N2Grade 4

On

サイシュ

Kun

もっと.もつま

Nanori

も
期

period, time, date, term

12 strokesFrequency 117JLPT N2Grade 3

On

キゴ

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