Used as a suffix or noun to indicate the end of a period, event, or thing. Common in words like 週末 (weekend) and 年末 (year-end).
I always go to see a movie on the weekend.
The year-end big cleaning is tough.
Used as a suffix in compound words to indicate a powdered substance, as in 粉末 (ふんまつ, powder). Not used as a standalone word for 'powder'.
See also: 粉末
This powder dissolves easily in water.
I'm planning to go on a trip at the end of this month.
After a long discussion, we finally reached a conclusion.
After agonizing over it many times, I decided to study abroad.
year-end; end of the year
final stage; terminal stage; last days
end; conclusion; outcome
dealing with; settlement; cleanup; disposal · course of events; circumstances; particulars · bad outcome; sorry result; ending up · frugality; economizing; being thrifty
end; close; conclusion; termination
powder; fine powder
end; tip; terminal · rank and file; lower levels of an organization
one's end; fate; last days
crude; rough; shabby; poor-quality
end; close; final part
descendant; scion; offspring
end of term; end of a period
end of a book; back of a volume
full details; whole story; circumstances
last day of the month
poor; lame; ill-prepared
tip of a twig; branch tip · tip; end; extremity · trifles; minor details; trivial matters
end of a sentence
one's last moments; death throes; hour of death
all ages to come; eternity; posterity
Latter Day of the Law; age of the degeneration of the Dharma
trivial; trifling; minor
end of a line; line break
minor details; nonessentials
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honor · lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
year end; end of the year
subordinate shrine; branch shrine · professional entertainer; low-ranking entertainer