Memory phrase for the Kanji: 終


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Meaning

finish

Pronunciation

SHŪ
owaru

Explanation

Left: thread (here: thread of life), right: winter (With twisted feet (or sitting cross-legged) on the ice: it's winter.)

Mnemonic

The thread of life finds in winter its end.

Radicals

thread
crossed legsThis radical is understood as sitting with crossed legs or upturned foot.
ice, freeze
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Vocabulary

 終わる  おわる  to finish, to close
 終戦  しゅうせん  end of war
 終える  おえる  to finish
 終わり  おわり  the end
 終始  しゅうし  from beginning to end, consistent(ly)
 始終  しじゅう  continuously, from beginning to end
 最終  さいしゅう  last, final, closing
 終了  しゅうりょう  end, close, termination
 終日  しゅうじつ  all day


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