終(お)わり

おわり

noun

end; conclusion

1. end, conclusion, finish

The final part or termination of something.

これで終(お)わりです。

This is the end. / That's all.

Common closing phrase

終(お)わりまで見(み)てください。

Please watch until the end.

映画(えいが)の終(お)わりに泣(な)いた。

I cried at the end of the movie.

仕事(しごと)の終(お)わりに飲(の)みに行(い)こう。

Let's go drinking after work.

夏休(なつやす)みの終(お)わりになると、いつも宿題(しゅくだい)が終(お)わっていなくて困(こま)る。

At the end of summer vacation, I'm always in trouble because my homework isn't done.

終(お)わり is a noun meaning "end" or "conclusion," derived from the verb 終(お)わる (to end).

Common patterns

〜の終(お)わりに: at the end of ~
終(お)わりまで: until the end
これで終(お)わりです: that's all / this is the end
終(お)わりのない: endless, never-ending

Similar words

終了(しゅうりょう): end, conclusion (more formal, used for events/sessions)
最後(さいご): the last, the final (focuses on the last item/moment)
末(すえ)/終(お)わり: end of a time period (月末(げつまつ), 年末(ねんまつ))

始(はじ)まり (beginning)

Related Words

See also: 終(お)わる

See also: 始(はじ)まる

Antonym: 始(はじ)まり (beginning)

Antonym: 初(はじ)め (beginning)

Compare: 終了(しゅうりょう) (end, conclusion)

Compare: 最後(さいご) (the last, the final)

Compare: 末(すえ) (end of a time period)

Compare: 終焉(しゅうえん) (end, demise, termination)

Compare: 終末 (end)

basic

Added 2026.1.8 21:26 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

01000/01361_owari