- 1. [v5r, vi] to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over
- 2. [v5r, vt] to finish; to complete; to conclude
- 3. [suf, v5r] to finish doing — after the -masu stem of a verb
- 4. [v5r, vi] to be past its (one's) prime — as 終わって(い)る or 終わった (col)
- 5. [v5r, vi] to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless — as 終わって(い)る (col)
Kanji in this word
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終
end, finishOn: シュウ (shuu)Kun: お.わる (o.waru)、 -お.わる (-o.waru)、 おわ.る (owa.ru)、 お.える (o.eru)、 つい (tsui)、 つい.に (tsui.ni)
Example Sentences
野球の試合は引き分けに終わった。
yakyuu no shiai ha hikiwake ni owa tta .
The baseball game ended in a draw.
彼は彼らの激論を終わらせようとしたが無駄だった。
kareha karera no gekiron wo owa raseyoutoshitaga muda datta .
He tried in vain to put an end to their heated discussion.
彼は食べ終わるとすぐに、再び歩き始めた。
kareha tabe owa rutosuguni , futatabi aruki hajime ta .
As soon as he finished eating, he began to walk again.