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終わり

おわり

end

Mnemonic

終わる stopped just short of being a verb. Not the ending: the point itself, the line drawn on the floor. Oh お, wari わり, and everybody already has their coat on: おわり.

Worth knowing

終わる おわる is ending. 終わり is the end as a thing you can point at. 終える おえる is the verb.

Built from

end, finish
糸 thread + 冬 winter

Words sharing these kanji

to finish, to end to end, to finish end, expiry

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