終 · to end, finish

JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.

終 means to end, finish. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 11 strokes, read おわる or しゅう. It is built from 2 parts: 糸 (thread), 冬 (winter). It appears in 終わり (end) and 終る (to end / finish / be over).

筆順 · Stroke order

終 is written in 11 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.

解字 · What it is made of

終 breaks into 2 parts.

• 糸 semantic thread · left carries the meaning
• 冬 other winter · right component

Words that use 終

Word	Reading	Meaning
終わり	おわり	end
終る	おわる	to end / finish / be over
始終	しじゅう	continuously / always / constantly

Built from the same parts

These use 糸 or 冬 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.

• 絵picture
• 紙paper

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