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終
On'yomi
シュウ
SHUU
Kun'yomi
お.わる・-お.わる・おわ.る・お.える・つい・つい.に
owaru / owaru / owaru / oeru / tsui / tsuini
end · finish
Details
Strokes11
Frequency#256
Radical糸silk(6)
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Strokes11
Component Breakdown
終=
糹冬
thread + 冬
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of thread and winter. Thread ends in winter, ending.
Symbolism
End, final, demise. Represents completion of things.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
一部始終
いちぶしじゅう
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; full particulars
終始一貫
しゅうしいっかん
consistently; unchangingly; throughout; consistently
無始無終
むしむしゅう
everlastingness; eternity; everlastingness
臨終正念
りんじゅうしょうねん
holding the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death; holding the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death
Proverbs & Idioms
終わり良ければ全て良し
おわりよければすべてよし
All's well that ends well
A good ending justifies everything