末すえつ方かたすえつかたMeanings1nounend of a period; end of the worldArchaic literary term for the end of an era or the world. In modern Japanese, 末 (すえ) or 終わり (おわり) are used instead.古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは、「末すえつ方かた」が世よの終おわりを指さすことがある。In classical literature, 末つ方 can refer to the end of the world.