始末

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Chinese[edit]

begin end; final stage; latter part
trad. (始末)
simp. #(始末)

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Noun[edit]

始末

  1. beginning and end

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Adverb[edit]

始末

  1. (literary) from the beginning to the end

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
まつ
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology[edit]

May be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived components, as (shi, beginning) + (matsu, end).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(まつ) (shimatsu

  1. beginning and end
  2. details
    ()(まつ)(しょ)
    shimatsu sho
    written apology of details
  3. result (usually a bad one)
    (さい)()()()(せん)()ちという()(まつ)だ。
    Saikai de yosen'ochi toiu shimatsu da.
    It is the result of failing qualifying at the bottom.
  4. settlement, solution, handling
    (あと)()(まつ)
    ato shimatsu
    settlement after the event
    ()(まつ)()えない
    shimatsu ni oenai
    be beyond handling
  5. disposal, throwaway
  6. execution, liquidation (usually of a nuisance)

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Verb[edit]

()(まつ)する (shimatsu surutransitive suru (stem ()(まつ) (shimatsu shi), past ()(まつ)した (shimatsu shita))

  1. to conclude
  2. to settle, to deal with
    (げん)(ぱつ)()()()(まつ)する
    genpatsu jiko o shimatsusuru
    settle the nuclear accident
  3. to dispose, to throw away, to get rid of
    ぼろ(ぎぬ)()(まつ)する
    boroginu o shimatsusuru
    get rid of rags
  4. to execute, to liquidate, to get rid of
    テロリストを()(まつ)する
    terorisuto o shimatsusuru
    execute terrorists
  5. to economize

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN