終う

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 終う – see the following entry.

【しまう】

[verb] to close

[verb] to finish, do something completely

[verb] to put away, to put an end to

[verb] (auxiliary) after the conjunctive て (-te) form of a verb:

[verb] is, or was (with conjugation), done completely

[verb] happens, or happened, unexpectedly

[verb] is done with difficulty

[verb] happens, or is done with regret afterward; end up

Alternative spellings
終う, 了う, 仕舞う

(This term, 終う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)