終おえる

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb

Only when written 終える / 了える

Transitive verb for bringing something to an end. Also used as an auxiliary verb after the continuative form of another verb to mean 'finish doing'.

宿しゅく題だいをやり終おえたら遊あそびに行いけるよ。

You can go play once you finish doing your homework.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

graduate; finish school

Used specifically for completing a course of study or graduating from an institution. Often appears as 学業を終える or 大学を終える.

終おえるUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling for finishing or completing something.
おえるUsage6%
卒おえるUsage<1%
Rare kanji for 'to graduate'; limited to specific contexts.
了おえるUsage<1%
Rare alternative kanji for 'to finish'; mostly seen in older or formal writing.

終おわる
Intransitive counterpart; something ends by itself. 終える is transitive and requires a subject that finishes something.
卒そつ業ぎょうする
More common and specific verb for 'to graduate'. 終える can be used in the same context but is less frequent and slightly more formal.

Derived from the verb 終わる (owaru, 'to end') with a transitive/auxiliary suffix. The kanji 終 carries the core meaning of 'end' or 'finish'.