Japanese

Alternative forms

• 終り

Noun

終わり ‎(hiragana おわり, romaji owari, historical hiragana をはり)

1. end; conclusion; finish

   終 (お)わりの

   owari no

   final / last

   終 (お)わりまで

   owari made

   to the last / until the end

   終 (お)わりに

   owari ni

   in the end / finally

2. death; collapse; fall

   あの国 (くに)も終 (お)わりが近 (ちか)い。

   Ano kuni mo owari ga chikai.

   That nation seems to be dying./The death of that nation seems to be coming soon.

   それを言 (い)っては終 (お)わりだ。

   Sore o itte wa owari da.

   Saying that makes one doomed.

Synonyms

• (end): 終 (しま)い ‎(shimai), 最後 (さいご) ‎(saigo), 結末 (けつまつ) ‎(ketsumatsu), 終末 (しゅうまつ) ‎(shūmatsu)
• (death): ご臨終 (りんじゅう) ‎(gorinjū), 最期 (さいご) ‎(saigo), 終焉 (しゅうえん) ‎(shūen)

Antonyms

• 始 (はじ)まり ‎(hajimari)

Verb

終わり ‎(hiragana おわり, romaji owari, historical hiragana をはり)

1. the 連用形 ‎(ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 終わる ‎(owaru)

Related terms

• 終 (お)わる ‎(owaru): to end (intransitive)
• 終 (お)える ‎(oeru): to end something (transitive)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0

• 1993, Living Language Japanese Dictionary, New York: Random House.