Word details
終わる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 終わる.
Dictionary
Entry
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
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
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
卒
graduate, soldier, private, die
8 strokesFrequency 772JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ソツシュツ
Kun
そっ.するお.えるお.わるついににわか
畢
the end, finish
10 strokesGrade 9
On
ヒツ
Kun
おわ.るあみおわ.りことごとく
竟
end, finally
11 strokes
On
キョウケイ
Kun
おわ.るついにわた.る
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