Word details

終止符

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 終止符.

Dictionary

Entry

終止符ゅうしふNounFreq #46306
1

full stop; period

2

end

Examples
移住者の部落が野蛮人によって征服され、移住者の希望も生活も土壇場にきた時、長い歳月をかけての不幸とのたたかいに終止符がうたれた。
Years of resistance to misfortune ended when the settlers' village was overcome by the savages and their hopes and lives came to the bitter end.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

stop, halt

4 strokesFrequency 310JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

と.まる-ど.まりと.める-と.める-ど.めとど.めるとど.めとど.まるや.めるや.む-や.むよ.す-さ.す-さ.し

Nanori

どめ

token, sign, mark, tally, charm

11 strokesFrequency 1,798JLPT N2Grade 8

On

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