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.
彼は人生の終を静かに迎えた。
He quietly met the end of his life.
終の住処を探す。
Search for a final resting place.
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.
終を悟る。
Realize one's own end is near.
adverb
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: 終ぞ
彼は終ぞ笑顔を見せなかった。
He never showed a smile.
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.