終わる

• 読み: おわる
• ローマ字: owaru
• 漢字の分解: 終 (shuu/o) — to end, to finish
• 発音: /o.ɰa.ɾɯ/

意味

To end; to finish; to be over. Used for things that come to a conclusion.

A Group 1 (godan) verb with an る stem. Can function as both intransitive (something ends) and transitive (to finish something) depending on context. Often pairs with 始まる as its opposite. Common in school and work contexts for describing when activities finish.

例文

1. 授業は三時に終わります。
2. 宿題がやっと終わった。
3. 仕事が終わったら、飲みに行きませんか。

使い方ガイド

場面: school, work, events

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 終 combines 糸 (thread) and 冬 (winter/end), suggesting the end of a thread or the conclusion of something.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal