しまい

Japanese

Etymology 1

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb しまう (shimau, “to finish, to end”).

Alternative forms

• 仕舞い, 仕舞, 終い, 終, 了い, 了

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しまい [shìmáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕima̠i]

Noun

しまい • (shimai) 

1. the finish, end, or conclusion of something

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of しまい – see the following entries.

【姉妹】 [noun] sisters [noun] (attributive, business) the status of being a sister

【仕舞】 [noun] (noh) a performance of noh dancing [noun] (noh) [from 16th century] an informal noh performance without accompanying music or costumes [noun] Alternative form of しまい (“the end, finish”)

【島井】 [proper noun] a surname

(This term, しまい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)