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終わる

おわる

Readings

おわる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5r, vito end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over
  2. 2.
    v5r, vtto finish; to complete; to conclude
  3. 3.
    suf, v5rto finish doing
  4. 4.
    v5r, vito be past its (one's) prime
  5. 5.
    v5r, vito be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless

Kanji breakdown

終
N311 strokesGrade 3

Example sentences

野球の試合は引き分けに終わった。

The baseball game ended in a draw.

彼は彼らの激論を終わらせようとしたが無駄だった。

He tried in vain to put an end to their heated discussion.

彼は食べ終わるとすぐに、再び歩き始めた。

As soon as he finished eating, he began to walk again.

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終わるおわる

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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