Meaning
End / Finish / Terminate — Indicates the conclusion of an action or event.
- 終わる — to end
- 終える — to finish (something)
- 終電 — last train
- 終業 — end of work
- 終点 — terminal station
- 最終 — final, last
終 is composed of 糸 (thread) and 冬 (winter), a season often symbolizing the end of the year. The image of tying up threads conveys the sense of wrapping things up or bringing closure.
試合が終わりました。
The game has ended.
今日の授業は 終えました。
I finished today’s class.
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