終 着(しゅうちゃく)

しゅうちゃく

noun

terminus; final stop; end of the line

1. terminus; final stop; last station

The last stop on a train, bus, or other transportation route. Most commonly encountered in the compound 終着駅 (terminal station).

この電車(でんしゃ)の終着(しゅうちゃく)は東京(とうきょう)です。

The final stop of this train is Tokyo.

終着駅(しゅうちゃくえき)で全員(ぜんいん)降(お)りてください。

Please all disembark at the terminal station.

終着(しゅうちゃく)まで乗(の)っていたら、折(お)り返(かえ)し運転(うんてん)で戻(もど)される。

If you ride to the last stop, you'll be taken back on the return service.

2. final destination; end point

Used figuratively to refer to the ultimate destination or conclusion of a journey, career, or life path.

人生(じんせい)の終着(しゅうちゃく)はだれにもわからない。

Nobody knows the final destination of their life.

長(なが)い旅(たび)の終着点(しゅうちゃくてん)にようやく着(つ)いた。

I finally arrived at the end point of my long journey.

この研究(けんきゅう)の終着点(しゅうちゃくてん)は新薬(しんやく)の開発(かいはつ)だった。

The end point of this research was the development of a new drug.

Composed of 終(しゅう) (end) + 着(ちゃく) (arrival). Most frequently used in transportation contexts, particularly in the compound 終着駅(しゅうちゃくえき). Also used figuratively for the end point of any extended process or journey.

Common collocations

終着駅(しゅうちゃくえき): terminal station
終着点(しゅうちゃくてん): end point, final destination
終着(しゅうちゃく)まで: all the way to the last stop

Similar words

終点(しゅうてん): end point, last stop — more common in everyday speech for bus/train stops
目的地(もくてきち): destination — where one intends to go, not necessarily the end of a route
到着(とうちゃく): arrival — the act of arriving, not specific to a final stop

Related Words

Compare: 終点(しゅうてん) (end point, last stop)

Compare: 目的地(もくてきち) (destination)

Compare: 到着(とうちゃく) (arrival)

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