最期

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さい
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
on'yomi goon

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(さい)() (saigo

  1. death; downfall, collapse; end of life; last moment
    (かれ)戦争(せんそう)悲惨(ひさん)最期(さいご)()げた。
    Kare wa sensō de hisan na saigo o togeta.
    He met a terrible death in the war.
    帝国(ていこく)最期(さいご)
    teikoku no saigo
    the downfall of an empire
  2. the extinction of a family
    平家(たいらけ)最期(さいご)
    Taira-ke no saigo
    the extinction of the Taira clan

Antonyms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.