Translation guide
This guide covers how to express the concept of 'the end' in Japanese, including endings of stories, events, and physical extremities.
To indicate the conclusion of a narrative or show.
The most common and neutral way to say 'the end' for stories, movies, etc. Often used as a title card.
At the end of the movie, 'The End' was displayed.
Literary or formal marker for 'the end', often used at the end of books or serialized works.
On the last page of the novel, 'The End' was written.
Used in formal presentations or broadcasts to mean 'that is all' or 'the end'.
That concludes today's presentation.
To refer to the conclusion or termination of something.
General noun meaning 'end'. Can be used for events, periods, relationships, etc.
The end of summer vacation is approaching.
This is really the end.
Formal noun for 'end' or 'termination', often used in official contexts, events, or machine operations.
Means 'last' or 'end', emphasizing the final part or moment.
Refers to the outcome or ending of a story or event, often with a nuance of resolution.
To refer to the far end of a physical object or place.
General word for 'end' or 'edge' of a physical object or area.
Please put it at the end of the table.
Tip or end of something long and thin, like a stick, finger, or peninsula.
Terminal end or extremity, often used in technical or anatomical contexts.
To express 'the end' in the sense of demise or destruction.
終わり (owari) is the general noun for 'end', while 最後 (saigo) emphasizes 'the last' part or moment. 最後 is often used in phrases like 最後まで (until the end) or 最後の (the last). 終わり can stand alone as 'The End'.
Both are read さいご, but 最後 means 'last/end' in general, while 最期 specifically means 'one's last moments/death'. Using the wrong kanji can change the meaning drastically.
I read the book to the end.
イベントは終了しました。
The event has ended.
Don't give up until the end.
その事件の結末は誰も予想できなかった。
No one could have predicted the end of that incident.
The tips of my fingers are cold.
神経の末端
nerve endings
帝国の終焉が近い。
The end of the empire is near.