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Kanji in this term
しま
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 終う – see the following entry.
しまう
[verb] to close
[verb] to finish, do something completely
[verb] to put away, to put an end to
[verb] (auxiliary) after the conjunctive (-te) form of a verb:
[verb] is, or was (with conjugation), done completely
[verb] happens, or happened, unexpectedly
[verb] is done with difficulty
[verb] happens, or is done with regret afterward; end up
Alternative spellings
了う, 仕舞う
(This term, 終う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)