終わり

Japanese

Kanji in this term
終
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kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
終り 終わい 糸冬 (Internet slang)

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 終わる (owaru, “to end”, intransitive).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おわり [òwárí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ɰᵝa̠ɾʲi]

Noun

終(お)わり • (owari) ^{←をはり (wofari)?}

1. end; conclusion; finish

   終(お)わりの ― owari no ― final / last

   終(お)わりまで ― owari made ― to the last / until the end

   終(お)わりに ― owari ni ― in the end / finally

2. death; collapse; fall

   あの国(くに)も終(お)わりが近(ちか)い。

   Ano kuni mo owari ga chikai.

   That nation seems to be dying. / The death of that nation seems to be coming soon.

   それを言(い)っては終(お)わりだ。

   Sore o itte wa owari da.

   Saying that makes one doomed.

Synonyms

• (end): 終(しま)い (shimai), 最後(さいご) (saigo), 結末(けつまつ) (ketsumatsu), 終末(しゅうまつ) (shūmatsu), 終(お)え (oe)
• (death): ご臨終(りんじゅう) (gorinjū), 最期(さいご) (saigo), 終焉(しゅうえん) (shūen)

Antonyms

• 始(はじ)まり (hajimari)

Verb

終(お)わり • (owari) ^{←をはり (wofari)?}

1. the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 終(お)わる (owaru).

Related terms

• 終(お)わる (owaru): to end (intransitive)
• 終(お)える (oeru): to end something (transitive)

References

• Living Language Japanese Dictionary (in Japanese), New York: Random House., 1993