終しゅう盤ばん

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Meanings

noun

endgame; final stage; closing phase

Refers to the final part of a game, match, event, or process. Often used in sports, competitions, and narratives.

試し合あいは終しゅう盤ばんに入はいり、両りょうチームとも疲つかれが見みえ始はじめた。
The game entered its final stage, and both teams began to show signs of fatigue.
小しょう説せつの終しゅう盤ばんで、意い外がいな真しん実じつが明あきらかになる。
In the closing phase of the novel, an unexpected truth is revealed.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が終しゅう盤ばんを迎むかえるfor something to reach its final stage
試し合あいはいよいよ終しゅう盤ばんを迎むかえた。
The match finally reached its final stage.
〈事こと〉が終しゅう盤ばんに差さし掛かかるfor something to be approaching its final stage
プロジェクトは終しゅう盤ばんに差さし掛かかっている。
The project is now approaching its final stage.
終しゅう盤ばんに入はいるto enter the final stage
選せん挙きょ戦せんはいよいよ終しゅう盤ばんに入はいった。
The election campaign has finally entered its final stage.

Kanji

終end, finish
盤tray, shallow bowl, platter

Related words

大おお詰づめ
大詰め emphasizes the climactic or decisive final moment, while 終盤 simply denotes the final phase in general.
寄よせ
終盤 is the general word for the final stage of any game or process, while 寄せ specifically names the endgame phase in go or shogi.
後こう半はんN3
後半 simply means the second half of a fixed period or event, while 終盤 emphasizes the final, closing stage regardless of exact halves.
詰つめ
詰め refers to the decisive final stage of something like a negotiation or a shogi game, while 終盤 is the broader, more common word for the closing phase of any event, match, or story.
終しゅう局きょく
終盤 describes the final phase leading up to the end of a game or event, while 終局 in a game context refers to the actual endgame where the result is settled.

Opposites

序じょ盤ばん
序盤 refers to the opening stage of a game or process, the direct opposite of 終盤's final stage.
立たち上あがり
終盤 refers to the final stage of a game, contrasting with 立ち上がり's meaning of a pitcher's early-inning performance.
中ちゅう盤ばん
終盤 is the final, closing stage, whereas 中盤 refers to the middle stage before things wrap up.

Don't confuse with

中ちゅう盤ばん
中盤 refers to the middle stage of a process, while 終盤 refers to the final stage, and the two are easily mixed up since both share the kanji 盤.

Word family

終しゅう盤ばん戦せん
end of a campaign; final stage of a contest

Etymology

Compound of 終 (end) and 盤 (board, stage). The term originally referred to the endgame in board games like Go or Shogi, and later extended to general final stages.