How to say "end" in Japanese

• 最後さいごJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounFor the end of something in time: the final part, moment, or item of an event, story, or period. It points to the very last of a series, with nothing coming after it.
  大丈夫だいじょうぶ、誠実せいじつでいれば最後さいごには報むくわれるよ。↗

  I can assure you that honesty pays in the long run.
• 終わるおわるJLPT N5approx.Common
  godan verb, intransitive verbThe verb: when something ends, finishes, or comes to a close — a meeting, a class, a game, a working day. Choose this whenever 'end' is an action rather than a thing.
  野球やきゅうの試合しあいは引き分ひきわけに終おわった。↗

  The baseball game ended in a draw.
• 終わりおわりJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounThe noun for the end, close, or ending of something: the end of a meeting, a film, or the year. It names the point where something ends, while 最後 stresses the very last part.
  それは授業じゅぎょうの終おわりだった。↗

  That was the end of the class.
• しまうJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbSeldom the word you want for 'end': it really means to finish or put an end to something — to stop, to be done with it — and it is usually written in kana alone.
• 先さきJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe spatial sense: the tip, point, or end of a physical object, such as a stick or a finger. It concerns space, not time — not the word for the end of an event.
  鉛筆えんぴつの先さきが丸まるくなった。↗

  The point of the pencil has become dull.

Use 「終わる」 for the verb 'to end,' 「終わり」 or 最後 for the noun, 最後 stressing the final point, 先 for the tip or end of a physical object, and 「しまう」 only for finishing or putting an end to something.

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• 最後さいごend
• 終わるおわるto end
• 終わりおわりend
• しまうto finish
• 先さきpoint
• 済むすむto finish
• 終了しゅうりょうend
• きりend
• 端はしend (e.g. of street)
• エンドend
• 果てはてend
• 外れはずれend
• 果てるはてるto end
• 結末けつまつend
• 切り上げきりあげend
• 終結しゅうけつend
• 末端まったんend
• 終焉しゅうえんend (of life)
• 終末しゅうまつend
• 突き当たりつきあたりend (of a street, hallway, etc.)
• 打ち切りうちきりend
• 仕上がりしあがりfinish
• フィニッシュfinish
• 決着けっちゃくconclusion
• 止まりとまりstop
• 収まりおさまりconclusion
• やめるto stop (an activity)
• 奥おくinner part
• 末尾まつびend (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
• 終局しゅうきょくend
• 打ち止めうちどめend (of play, match, etc.)
• 終幕しゅうまくend
• 末すえend
• 最後尾さいこうびend (e.g. of a line)
• 際限さいげんlimits
• あてaim
• 末期まっきlast years
• 完了ワンラend
• 仕舞いしまいend
• 端つまedge
• キリend
• 果てしはてしend
• 先っちょさきっちょend
• 先っぽさきっぽtip
• 止めどとめどend
• 端っこはしっこend
• 出外れではずれend
• 末葉まつようend (of an era, century)
• 方図ほうずend
• 結尾けつびend
• 大尾たいびend
• 棒先ぼうさきend (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.)
• 死絶しぜつend (of a family bloodline)
• 終ついend
• 糸冬おわりend
• 締めくくりしめくくりconclusion
• 極まりきわまりextremity
• 終わりかけおわりかけfinal part
• 降り口おりぐちtop (of a flight of stairs)
• 際涯さいがいlimits
• 相済むあいすむto finish
• 終着点しゅうちゃくてんfinal destination
• 終息しゅうそくcessation
• 後端こうたん(tail) end
• どんづまり(dead) end
• 尻しりlast place
• 結局けっきょくconclusion
• ラストend
• 端末たんまつend (e.g. of a roll of film)
• 行き止まりいきどまりend
• 暮れるくれるto end (of a day, year, season, etc.)
• 段落だんらくend
• 打ち上げうちあげend (of a project, theatrical run, etc.)
• 名残なごりend
• 暮れくれend
• 極みきわみend
• 幕まくfalling of the curtain
• 締めしめconclusion (e.g. of a gathering)
• 決まりきまりsettlement
• あがりcompletion
• 区切りくぎりbreak
• 陣地じんちside
• 幕切れまくぎれend
• 終止符しゅうしふend
• オメガend
• 末梢まっしょうtip
• 最先端さいせんたんtip
• 目当てめあてpurpose
• けつrear
• けりend
• 明けあけend
• 詰めつめfinal stage
• 完かんcompletion
• 絶するぜっするto end
• 切り目きりめend
• 打ち止めるうちとめるto end (a performance)
• 掉尾ちょうびend
• 年が明けるとしがあけるto end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
• 幕を切るまくをきるto end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
• 閉幕へいまく(coming to an) end
• 開けるあけるto end (of a period, season)
• つまりend
• 折るおるto interrupt
• 切れ目きれめend
• 締まりしまりconclusion
• 下しもend