1.
last, final, end
Coming after all others in time or order.
最後 means the last or final item in a sequence, or the end of something.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 最後の〜: the last... (最後の電車 = last train)
- 最後に: at the end, finally
- 最後まで: until the end
- これが最後: this is the last (one)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 最後まで諦めない: don't give up until the end
- 最後の最後まで: until the very end
CONTRAST:
- 最後: last, final ↔ 最初: first, beginning
- 最後: last ↔ 終わり: end (the ending itself)
NOTE:
最後 emphasizes position in sequence. For expressing something happening "for the last time," use 最後に〜する.
Related Words
Antonym:
最初 (first, beginning)