終しゅう了りょう

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終了する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	終しゅう了りょうする	終しゅう了りょうしない
Polite	終しゅう了りょうします	終しゅう了りょうしません
Past polite	終しゅう了りょうしました	終しゅう了りょうしませんでした
Past	終しゅう了りょうした	終しゅう了りょうしなかった
Te-form	終しゅう了りょうして	終しゅう了りょうしないで
Desire	終しゅう了りょうしたい	終しゅう了りょうしたくない
Potential	終しゅう了りょうできる	終しゅう了りょうできない
Passive	終しゅう了りょうされる	終しゅう了りょうされない
Causative	終しゅう了りょうさせる	終しゅう了りょうさせない
Causative passive	終しゅう了りょうさせられる	終しゅう了りょうさせられない
Volitional	終しゅう了りょうしよう
Polite volitional	終しゅう了りょうしましょう
Imperative	終しゅう了りょうしろ	終しゅう了りょうするな
Conditional	終しゅう了りょうすれば	終しゅう了りょうしなければ
Tara conditional	終しゅう了りょうしたら	終しゅう了りょうしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

end; close; conclusion; termination

Used for the end or completion of events, periods, operations, contracts, and processes. Often appears in formal, business, and system contexts. Can be used both transitively and intransitively with する.

Antonyms: 開始

会かい議ぎは午ご後ご5時じに終しゅう了りょうしました。
The meeting ended at 5 p.m.
アプリケーションを終しゅう了りょうするには、このボタンを押おしてください。
To close the application, press this button.
契けい約やくの終しゅう了りょう日びを確かく認にんしてください。
Please check the termination date of the contract.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が終しゅう了りょうするfor something (an event, task, contract) to end
会かい議ぎは五ご時じに終しゅう了りょうした。
The meeting ended at five o'clock.
〈事こと〉を終しゅう了りょうするto end or terminate something (a service, task, contract)
会かい社しゃはサービスを終しゅう了りょうすることを決きめた。
The company decided to terminate the service.
〈時とき〉に終しゅう了りょうするto end at a specific time
セールは今こん週しゅう末まつに終しゅう了りょうします。
The sale will end this weekend.
無ぶ事じに終しゅう了りょうするto end safely / without incident
試し合あいは無ぶ事じに終しゅう了りょうした。
The match ended without incident.

Kanji

終end, finish
了complete, finish

Transitive / intransitive

終了 with する can be used both intransitively, as in 会議が終了した (the meeting ended), and transitively, as in 会議を終了した (they ended the meeting).

Related words· 19

終おわりN5
終わり is the everyday, general word for 'the end', while 終了 is a more formal term used for scheduled or procedural completions like meetings and contracts.
完かん了りょうN3
完了 stresses that a task or process was fully and successfully completed, whereas 終了 just marks that something has reached its end point.
完かん結けつ
完結 is used specifically for the conclusion of a story, series, or narrative arc, while 終了 applies broadly to events, operations, and periods of time.
打うち上あげN1
終了 is a neutral, formal word for the end or completion of something, while 打ち上げ carries a sense of finishing up a project or performance run.

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了りょうN1
終了 is the common word for an event, program, or process ending, while 了 is the same idea compressed into a single formal, written character.
切きり上あげ
切り上げ implies deliberately stopping something a bit early or wrapping it up, while 終了 is the neutral, formal word for something simply ending.
終しゅう結けつ
終了 is used for the scheduled or planned end of an event, broadcast, or time period, while 終結 stresses the definitive conclusion of a larger process or conflict.
閉へい幕まく
終了 is a plain, everyday word for something ending or finishing, whereas 閉幕 keeps a formal, event-or-performance flavor.
ノーサイド
終了 is the general word for 'end/conclusion' used in any context, while ノーサイド is specifically the rugby term marking the moment a match ends and rivalry stops.
打うち切きるN1
終了 describes a neutral, natural ending, whereas 打ち切る stresses a deliberate decision to cut something short before its natural end.
打うち切きり
終了 is a neutral word for reaching the end of something, whereas 打ち切り implies the end was forced or premature rather than natural.
終しゅう息そく
終了 is a neutral, general word for something being completed or finished, whereas 終息 specifically implies a prolonged situation (like a disease or unrest) gradually coming to an end.
閉へい会かいN2
終了 is a general word for something ending or finishing, whereas 閉会 specifically refers to the formal closing of a meeting or gathering.
終おわるN5
終了する is a formal, administrative word for ending used in announcements and systems, whereas 終わる is the plain everyday verb.
おしまいN1
終了 is a formal, often written term for the completion of an event or process, whereas おしまい is casual and mainly used in speech.
満まん了りょう
終了 is a general word for something ending or finishing, while 満了 specifically means a predetermined period has run its full course.
仕し舞まいN3
終了 is a formal, often written term for 'completion/termination', while 仕舞い is more casual and spoken.
クローズ
終了 broadly means ending or termination of an event or process, while クローズ focuses specifically on the practical act of closing something.
フィニッシュ
終了 is a formal, businesslike term for something ending or being completed, while フィニッシュ has a more casual, sporty nuance.

Opposites· 5

開かい始しN3
start; beginning; commencement
スタートN4
終了 means 'end' or 'completion', the opposite of スタート's sense of beginning an activity or process.
開かい始し時じ刻こく
終了 means 'ending' or 'completion', the opposite concept to the beginning marked by 開始時刻.

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始し動どう
終了 means a project or activity ends, the opposite of 始動, which means it is launched or begun.
起き動どうN2
終了 refers to ending or shutting down a program or process, contrasting with 起動 which refers to its startup.

Don't confuse with

終しゅう了りょう後ご
終了 just means 'end/completion' as a noun, while 終了後 specifically means 'after the end', so learners must not drop 後 when they mean the time following completion.
修しゅう了りょうN2
終了 and 修了 share the same pronunciation しゅうりょう but 終了 means a general ending or termination while 修了 specifically means completing a course of study.

Word family· 24

終しゅう了りょう後ご
after the end; after completion
終しゅう了りょう日び
end date; closing date
三さん校こう終しゅう了りょう
third and final proof
伝でん送そう終しゅう了りょう
end of transmission; EOT
強きょう制せい終しゅう了りょう
forced termination; force quit

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手て順じゅん終しゅう了りょう
end of procedure
放ほう送そう終しゅう了りょう
end of broadcast; sign-off
正せい常じょう終しゅう了りょう
normal termination; successful completion
無ぶ事じ終しゅう了りょう
successful completion; ending without incident; finished without a hitch
異い常じょう終しゅう了りょう
abnormal termination; ABEND

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Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 終 (end, finish) and 了 (complete, finish). The combination reinforces the meaning of coming to an end.