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).
この電車の終着は東京です。
The final stop of this train is Tokyo.
終着駅で全員降りてください。
Please all disembark at the terminal station.
終着まで乗っていたら、折り返し運転で戻される。
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.
人生の終着はだれにもわからない。
Nobody knows the final destination of their life.
長い旅の終着点にようやく着いた。
I finally arrived at the end point of my long journey.
この研究の終着点は新薬の開発だった。
The end point of this research was the development of a new drug.
Composed of 終 (end) + 着 (arrival). Most frequently used in transportation contexts, particularly in the compound 終着駅. Also used figuratively for the end point of any extended process or journey.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 終着駅: terminal station
- 終着点: end point, final destination
- 終着まで: all the way to the last stop
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 終点: end point, last stop — more common in everyday speech for bus/train stops
- 目的地: destination — where one intends to go, not necessarily the end of a route
- 到着: arrival — the act of arriving, not specific to a final stop