終わり【おわり】
Frequency rank: 1,109.
- end; ending; close; conclusion
- end of (one's) life; death
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 終わり【おわり】Frequency rank: 1,109.
- 終り【おわり】Frequency rank: 51,357. – 52,626.
- 終【おわり】Frequency rank: 12,049. – 12,076.
- おわりFrequency rank: 29,806. – 30,020.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- end; ending; close; conclusion
- end of (one's) life; death
This usage refers to the final part or termination of something, such as an event or a process.
This meaning specifically pertains to the conclusion of a person's life, often used in a more somber or serious context.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おわりをつげる終わりを告げるto announce the endものごと物事のおわり終わりthe end of thingsおわり終わりがみえる見えるto see the end in sightさいご最後のおわり終わりfinal endingあらた新たなおわり終わりa new endingおわり終わりにちかづく近づくto approach the endしょうがい生涯のおわり終わりend of (one's) lifeおわり終わりをむかえる迎えるto come to an endものがたり物語のおわり終わりthe end of the storyえいが映画のおわり終わりthe end of the movieおわり終わりをみすえる見据えるto look toward the end
Example sentences
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2. じゅぎょう授業のおわり終わりちかく近くになると、きょうし教師がひとこと一言もきごう「しずかに静かにしなさいきごう」きごう「すわりなさい座りなさいきごう!きごう」といわない言わないにもかかわらず、しぜん自然とこどもたち子どもたちはじぶん自分のせき席にもどり戻りしずかに静かになる。
As the lesson comes to an end, even if the teacher doesn't say "be quiet" or "sit down," the children naturally return to their seats and quieten down.
"Kaname, when can you leave?" "It's till closing so it takes till eight."
Oceans are expected to rise by 50 centimeters by the end of the next century.
Prophets have been forecasting the end of the world for centuries.
I am hoping to put an end to our unhappy relationship.
Mother has been sick in bed since the end of last month.
The Holy Roman Empire came to an end in the year 1806.