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末

End
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingマツ、バツ
Kun readingすえ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 4Level 7

Meanings

  1. end
    結婚式は十月末に行われる。The wedding will take place at the end of October.tatoeba
    ことによっては意外な結末もあり得る。Depending on how things go, it's possible there'll be a surprise ending.tatoeba
  2. close
  3. posterity
  4. powderまつ ↓
  5. tip
  6. extremityRtK
  1. top
  2. end (of the year, month, etc.)

Synonyms

末っ子粉末

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same spelling, other readings
  • 末 まつ — powder
Same reading (まつ)
待つ · to wait松 · pine tree (Pinus spp.)

Popular Usage

月末末っ子期末

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

tree (木) · wood (木) · one (一)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 231

Compound words

月末げつまつ
end of the month
末っ子すえっこ
youngest child
不始末ふしまつ
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement
期末きまつ
end of term
巻末かんまつ
end of a book
結末けつまつ
end; conclusion
歳末さいまつ
year end
始末しまつ
management; dealing with; settlement; cleaning up; disposal
終末しゅうまつ
end; close; conclusion; termination
週末しゅうまつ
weekend
粗末そまつ
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
端末たんまつ
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
年末ねんまつ
end-of-year; year-end
粉末ふんまつ
fine powder
末にすえに
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
末広すえひろ
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
末端まったん
end; tip; extremities; terminal; rank and file
末日まつじつ
last day (of a month)
末尾まつび
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
末期まっき
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end
幕末ばくまつ
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
野末のずえ
corners of a field
後始末あとしまつ
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); dealing with the aftermath; cleaning up afterwards
世紀末せいきまつ
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse

On Reading Examples

帰る時には間違いなく火の始末をしてください。しまつ
Please remember to put out the fire before you go home.tatoeba
シカゴでは１１月末には雪が降ることが多い。まつ
Snow is apt to fall in Chicago in late November.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼はデッドヒートの末そのレースに勝った。すえ
He won a narrow victory in the race.tatoeba
長い話し合いの末、私はついに彼女を説得してキャンプに行かせた。すえ
After a long argument, I finally persuaded her to go camping.tatoeba
長い議論の末、彼らは一つの計画を出した。すえ
They came up with a plan after a long discussion.tatoeba
長い議論の末ようやく彼らは結論に達した。すえ
Only after a long dispute did they come to a conclusion.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は部下の不始末を見つけた。
He detected his men's misconduct.tatoeba
彼は不始末をしでかすような男ではない。
He is the last man to commit an irregularity.tatoeba
彼は博士論文を月末までに教授に提出しなければならない。
His doctoral thesis must be submitted to the professor by the end of the month.tatoeba
彼は週末旅行に間に合う程度の衣類を持っていった。
He took adequate clothes for a weekend trip.tatoeba

Stroke Order

5 strokes

End. 木 (tree) with a long line at the top — the very tip of a branch.

Practice Writing

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