終幕(しゅうまく)

しゅうまく
noun
final act; ending; conclusion
1. final act; last act; finale
The last act of a play or performance. Also used figuratively for the conclusion or final stage of an event, era, or situation.
物語(ものがたり)は終幕(しゅうまく)を迎(むか)えた。
The story reached its conclusion.
終幕(しゅうまく)で主人公(しゅじんこう)が死(し)ぬ場面(ばめん)は観客(かんきゃく)を泣(な)かせた。
The scene where the protagonist dies in the final act moved the audience to tears.
長(なが)く続(つづ)いた交渉(こうしょう)も、ようやく終幕(しゅうまく)を迎(むか)えようとしている。
The long-running negotiations are finally approaching their conclusion.

A compound of 終(しゅう) (end) and 幕(まく) (curtain, act). Originally a theater term for the final act of a play, now commonly used figuratively for the conclusion of any extended event or situation.

USAGE:
The phrase 終幕(しゅうまく)を迎(むか)える (to reach the final act/conclusion) is the most common pattern. Has a dramatic, literary tone compared to plain words like 終(お)わり.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 終幕(しゅうまく)を迎(むか)える — to reach the finale
  • 終幕(しゅうまく)を飾(かざ)る — to grace the finale
  • 大(だい)団円(だんえん)の終幕(しゅうまく) — a happy ending

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 開幕(かいまく) — opening (act), beginning (opposite)
  • 幕切(まくぎ)れ — end of an act, conclusion (more sudden nuance)
  • 大詰(おおづ)め — climax, final stage
  • フィナーレ — finale (loanword)
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Added 2026.3.28 13:34
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