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終末 (しゅうまつ, shuumatsu) Japanese meaning: end | Kotomora
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長なが
い
戦せん
争そう
は
、
ようやく
終しゅう
末まつ
を
迎むか
え
た
。
The long war finally came to an end.
The film depicts the end of civilization.
Related words 終わり is the everyday, general word for 'end', while 終末 is more formal and often implies a definitive final stage (e.g. of civilization or life).
結末 refers to the outcome or resolution of a story or sequence of events, while 終末 focuses on the final ending point itself.
終末 means 'end' or 'final period' in a general sense, whereas 世紀末 specifically denotes the end of a century or an apocalyptic end-of-the-world scenario.
終末 emphasizes the final phase or ending of a period (e.g. the world), while 終焉 more directly implies death or the definitive close of something.
Don't confuse with 週末 is a homophone meaning 'weekend' (written with 週), easily confused with 終末 'end' (written with 終).
終末 usually means the end of the world or an ultimate, cataclysmic end, while 結末 is the neutral conclusion of a story or matter.
Word family· 10 final stage; terminal stage
eschatology; apocalypticism; view of the end times
eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 終 means 'end' or 'finish', and 末 means 'end', 'tip', or 'last part'. Together they express the final end or closing stage.
まつ
terminal care; end-of-life care
