しまい

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative spellings
仕舞い
仕舞
終い

了い

The (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb しまう (to finish, to end).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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しまい (shimai

  1. the finish, end, or conclusion of something

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of しまい – see the following entries.
姉妹
[noun] sisters
[noun] (attributive, business) the status of being a sister
仕舞
[noun] (noh) a performance of noh dancing
[noun] (noh) [from 16th century] an informal noh performance without accompanying music or costumes
[noun] Alternative form of しまい (the end, finish)
島井
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, しまい (shimai), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN