Meaning of 終わる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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終わる, 終る, 了わる, 卒わる, 畢わる, 竟わるJLPT 5
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Kana Readingおわる
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Romajiowaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to finish; to end; to close
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Example Sentences
終わる, 終る, 了わる, 卒わる, 畢わる, 竟わる, おわる used in context
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あんたらの名前なんか興味ないね。どうせこの仕事が終わるとお別れだ。
I don't care what your names are. Once this job's over, I'm out of here.
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Have you finished? "On the contrary, I have not even begun yet."
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Finally dawn broke; the long night had ended.
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I felt very light on my feet afterwards.
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5. When the reaction is over, place the test-tube on a damp cloth.
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仕込みはだいたい終わりましたし・・・、一眠りしていらしたらどうですか？
We've nearly finished preparations ... how about taking a nap?
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Kanji found in this word
graduate, soldier, private, die
On: ソツ, シュツ
Kun: そっ.する, お.える, お.わる, ついに, にわか
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