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終わる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 終わる

終わる
終る
おわる
了る
卒る
畢る
竟る
Godan verb
Freq #212
1

Intransitive verb

to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over

Examples
野球の試合は引き分けに終わった。
The baseball game ended in a draw.
2

Transitive verb

to finish; to complete; to conclude

Examples
彼は彼らの激論を終わらせようとしたが無駄だった。
He tried in vain to put an end to their heated discussion.
3

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to finish doing

Examples
彼は食べ終わるとすぐに、再び歩き始めた。
As soon as he finished eating, he began to walk again.
4

Colloquial; Intransitive verb; As 終わって(い)る or 終わった

to be past its (one's) prime

5

Colloquial; Intransitive verb; As 終わって(い)る

to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless

Kanji in this Word

終
11 strokes
Frequency: 256
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

end
finish

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
お.わる
-お.わる
おわ.る
お.える
つい
つい.に
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ばて
了
2 strokes
Frequency: 792
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

complete
finish

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
リョウ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
さとる
卒
8 strokes
Frequency: 772
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

graduate
soldier
private
die

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソツ
シュツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
そっ.する
お.える
お.わる
ついに
にわか
畢
10 strokes
Grade 9

Meanings

the end
finish

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おわ.る
あみ
おわ.り
ことごとく
竟
11 strokes

Meanings

end
finally

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キョウ
ケイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おわ.る
ついに
わた.る
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