Translation guide
Expresses the final day of a period, event, or deadline. Japanese uses different words depending on whether it's the last day of a month, year, event, or a deadline.
The final calendar day of a month or year.
Commonly used for the last day of a month, especially in formal or business contexts.
Please submit by the last day of this month.
Refers to the end of the month, often used in business or financial contexts.
The end of the month is always busy.
Traditional term for the last day of the month, now mostly used in the context of 大晦日 (New Year's Eve).
On New Year's Eve, we eat year-crossing soba.
General term for the last day of any period, such as a month, year, or event.
The last day of this month is Friday.
The final day of a conference, trip, sale, etc.
The last day to do something, such as submit an application or pay a bill.
Deadline; the last day or time to submit or complete something.
The application deadline is tomorrow.
Time limit or due date; often used for payments, tasks, or legal deadlines.
Pattern meaning 'by/until ~', commonly used to indicate the last day something is accepted.
Please submit the report by Friday.
A dramatic or figurative 'last day', such as the end of the world or a final day of existence.
最終日 is the general term for the last day of any period (event, trip, month, etc.). 末日 is more formal and specifically refers to the last day of a month, often used in contracts or official documents.
The contract will terminate on the last day of March.
The last day of the event is expected to be crowded.
最終日 means the last day of an event or period, not a deadline. For deadlines, use 締切 or 期限.
The application deadline is next Friday.
Today is the last day of the sale.
The last day to apply is March 31st.
I'll finish this by the last day of the month.
Uses 今月中 (within this month) instead of explicitly saying 'last day'.
When I went on the last day of the sale, almost everything was sold out.
The exhibition has reached its last day today.
Specifically the last day of a sumo tournament or theatrical run.
Tickets for the final day sold out immediately.
The payment deadline is the end of the month.
終末思想に取り憑かれている。
He is obsessed with apocalyptic ideas.