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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

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Strokes11
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Strokes11

Component Breakdown

=

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