期き末まつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

end of term; end of a period

Used for the closing part of a defined period, especially a school term or business/accounting term. Common in compounds and の phrases such as 期末試験 and 期末の成績.

来らい週しゅうから期き末まつ試し験けんが始はじまる。
Final exams start next week.
期き末まつの成せい績せきは来らい月げつ発はっ表ぴょうされます。
End-of-term grades will be announced next month.

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Usage patterns

期き末まつが近ちかづくthe end of the term is approaching
期き末まつが近ちかづくと学がく生せいたちは忙いそがしくなる。
As the end of the term approaches, students get busy.
期き末まつを迎むかえるto reach the end of the term
無む事じに期き末まつを迎むかえることができた。
We were able to reach the end of the term without incident.
期き末まつの成せい績せきend-of-term grades
期き末まつの成せい績せきが来らい週しゅう発はっ表ぴょうされる。
The end-of-term grades will be announced next week.
期き末まつ調ちょう整せいyear-end (income tax) adjustment
会かい社しゃで期き末まつ調ちょう整せいの手て続つづきをした。
I did the year-end tax adjustment procedures at work.

Kanji

期period, time, date
末end, close, tip

Related words

学がっ期き末まつ
学期末 specifically means the end of a school semester, while 期末 is broader and can also refer to business or accounting periods.
年ねん度ど末まつ
年度末 means the end of a fiscal or academic year specifically, whereas 期末 can apply to any defined term, not just a full year.

Opposites

期き首しゅ
期首 refers to the beginning of a term or accounting period, directly opposite to 期末, the end of that period.

Don't confuse with

末まっ期きN1
期末 uses the same two kanji reversed and means the end of a fixed term (like a school semester), quite different from 末期, the terminal stage of an illness or era.

Word family

期き末まつ試し験けんN2
final exam; end-of-term exam
学がっ期き末まつ
end of term; end of semester
期き末まつテスト
end-of-term test; term-end exam; finals

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 期, meaning a period or term, and 末, meaning end; literally, the end of a term.