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しまう

usually kana

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5u, vtto finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close
  2. 2.
    v5u, vtto close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up
  3. 3.
    v5u, vtto put away; to put back; to keep; to store
  4. 4.
    aux-v, v5uto do completely; to finish
  5. 5.
    aux-v, v5uto do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do; to end up ...

Example sentences

買い物を済ませてしまったら電話します。

I will call you when I have done my shopping.

本とノートをしまいなさい。

Put away your books and notebooks.

やってしまったことは元に戻らない。

What is done cannot be undone.

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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