How to say 'End' in Japanese | 終わる

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The Japanese word for End is 'Owaru', written as 終わる in Japanese.'End' in hiragana is おわる.

word

終わる

Meaning

End

Reading

おわる

owaru

Kanji

終End

Explanation

The Japanese verb '終わる (おわる)' means 'to end' or 'to finish'. It is used to describe the conclusion of an event, activity, or period of time. This verb is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts. For example: The meeting ended「会議が終わった」(かいぎがおわった). The movie will end soon「映画はもうすぐ終わる」(えいがはもうすぐおわる). When used in the passive form, it can imply that something has come to an end naturally or without direct intervention, as in 'The party ended without any problems'「パーティーは問題なく終わった」(パーティーはもんだいなくおわった).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

457

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 終わる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

終

Meaning

End

Hiragana in the Word 終わる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

わ

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 終わる Through the Kanji 終

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 終 as well.

word

最終

Meaning

Last

word

終える

Meaning

Finish

word

終わり

Meaning

End

word

終点

Meaning

Endpoint

word

始終

Meaning

Always

word

終電

Meaning

Last train

word

終了

Meaning

End

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'Owaru' means 'End' .

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