noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used as a noun or adjectival noun to refer to the end or final stage of something. Often appears in formal or literary contexts.
He quietly met the end of his life.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Specifically refers to the end of one's life; a more poetic or euphemistic term for death.
Realize one's own end is near.
Adverbial use, almost exclusively in the negative construction 終ぞ (ついぞ) meaning 'never' or 'not at all'. Archaic and rarely used in modern speech.
See also: ついぞ
He met his end peacefully.
Search for a final resting place.
He never showed a smile.
She lived her life to the fullest and reached its end at ninety.
死 is the plain, direct word for 'death', whereas 終 is a softer, poetic way to refer to the end of life.
終焉 is a formal, often dramatic word for the 'end' or 'demise' of something, similar in tone to 終 but more commonly used in modern writing.
最期 specifically means one's final moment or manner of dying, while 終 more broadly refers to the end of life itself.
終 also marks the end of a story or film, but 完 carries a stronger sense of completion or perfection rather than just stopping.
never; not at all
Standard kanji spelling for the noun and adjectival senses.
Rare variant kanji; not commonly used in modern Japanese.
Rare variant kanji; not commonly used in modern Japanese.
The kanji 終 means 'end' or 'finish'. The reading つい is a native Japanese word (kun'yomi) with the same meaning. The adverbial use ついぞ is a combination of つい and the emphatic particle ぞ.