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終
End, Finish
お(わる) (owaru), お(える) (oeru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
As midnight approaches in Japan, many people check one thing—the time of the last train (終電・しゅうでん). 🚅 Because trains don't usually run all night, missing the final departure can leave commuters stranded until morning. That's why 終電 is one of the most familiar words containing 終, reminding everyone that even trains eventually reach their end.
Memory Trick
“When winter(冬) comes to an “end”, your knitting thread(糸) comes to an “end” too.”
Readings
Onyomi: シュウ (shuu)
Kunyomi: お(わる) (owaru), お(える) (oeru)
Example Words
終わる
おわる (owaru)
To end
終える
おえる (oeru)
To finish
最終
さいしゅう (saishuu)
Final
終電
しゅうでん (shuuden)
Last train
Example Sentence
授業は 三時に 終わります。
じゅぎょうは さんじに おわります。
jugyou wa sanji ni owarimasu
The class ends at three o'clock.