始末

• 読み: しまつ
• ローマ字: shimatsu
• 漢字の分解: 始 (shi) — beginning; 末 (matsu/sue) — end, tip
• 発音: /ɕi.ma.tsɯ/

意味

Management; disposal; circumstances; result. Refers to dealing with a situation or accounting for how something came about and ended.

A versatile noun used in several senses: handling a troublesome matter (始末する), the circumstances of an event from beginning to end, or the unfortunate outcome of a situation. The phrase この始末 ('this state of affairs') often carries a tone of exasperation or reproach.

例文

1. 部長に始末書を提出するよう命じられた。
2. そんな始末では困ると、上司に厳しく叱られた。
3. 事件の始末を丁寧に説明するよう求められた。

使い方ガイド

場面: workplace, formal apology, narrative

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From 始 (shi) meaning 'beginning' and 末 (matsu) meaning 'end.' The compound originally referred to the whole course of events from start to finish, later extending to the handling of such matters.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal