末(すえ)

すえ
noun
end, tip, future
time-general
1. end, tip
The final part or extremity of something.
末(すえ)っ子(こ)は家族(かぞく)みんなに可愛(かわい)がられている。
The youngest child is doted on by the whole family.
枝(えだ)の末(すえ)に小(ちい)さな花(はな)が咲(さ)いている。
Small flowers are blooming at the tip of the branch.
2. future, end result
What will happen eventually; the outcome after a process.
長(なが)い議論(ぎろん)の末(すえ)、結論(けつろん)が出(で)た。
After a long discussion, a conclusion was reached.
お二人(ふたり)の末(すえ)永(なが)いお幸(しあわ)せをお祈(いの)りします。
I wish you both lasting happiness.
苦労(くろう)の末(すえ)に成功(せいこう)をつかんだ。
After much hardship, they achieved success.
悩(なや)んだ末(すえ)、転職(てんしょく)を決意(けつい)した。
After much deliberation, I decided to change jobs.
3. end of a period
The final part of a time period (month, year, etc.).
来月(らいげつ)の末(すえ)までに提出(ていしゅつ)してください。
Please submit it by the end of next month.
年(とし)の末(すえ)は忙(いそが)しくなる。
The end of the year gets busy.
今月(こんげつ)の末(すえ)で契約(けいやく)が切(き)れる。
The contract expires at the end of this month.

末(すえ) is the end of something in space, time, or a process. The ～の末(すえ) / ～た末(すえ) pattern implies that the result came only after a long or difficult process.

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Compare: 終(お)わり (end)
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Added 2026.1.12 15:38 · Revised 2026.10.11 3:21
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