エンドendo

1. nounend; ending

• Synonym終局しゅうきょくWrittenWritten word for the close of a go or shogi game, or the final settlement of affairs. 「エンド」 is a loanword seen mostly in compounds like 「ハッピーエンド」.
• Synonym終幕しゅうまくWrittenWritten term, originally the final act of a play, extended to the close of events. 「エンド」 is not limited to performances and can also mean the tip of something.
• SynonymフィニッシュNeutralStresses the act of finishing or wrapping up; in sports it covers crossing the line or a gymnastics landing. 「エンド」 names the end or tip itself.
• Synonym終結しゅうけつWrittenFormal, news-style word for a war or dispute being brought to an end, as in 「戦争の終結」. 「エンド」 appears mostly in loanword compounds.
• SynonymエンディングNeutralRefers specifically to the closing part of a work or show, or the closing theme song. 「エンド」 is broader and can also mean the far end or tip.
• Synonym終了しゅうりょうNeutralThe most general Sino-Japanese word for an activity, time period or program ending, as in 「試合終了」. 「エンド」 is mostly confined to compounds.
• Synonym閉幕へいまくWrittenWritten word for a play, meeting or tournament coming to a close, as in 「大会が閉幕する」. 「エンド」 does not specifically mark an event's close.
• Synonym終焉しゅうえんWrittenSolemn written word for the end of a life or an era. 「エンド」 feels much lighter and carries none of this gravity.
• SynonymおしまいCasualColloquial for 'it's over', 'that's it', or 'we're done for', as in 「もうお仕舞いだ」. Far more everyday in feel than 「エンド」.
• Synonym果てはてNeutralThe far end of space or time, or the sorry state one ends up in, as in 「世界の果て」 and 「なれの果て」. 「エンド」 rarely carries the fate sense.
• Synonym最後さいごNeutralThe most common everyday word for the last or the end; also works attributively, as in 「最後の日」. 「エンド」 is mostly kept for compounds.
• Synonym終末しゅうまつWrittenWritten word for the end of things, especially the world or history, as in 「終末論」. Heavier in tone than 「エンド」.
• Synonym末まつNeutralCovers ends of months and years, and also 'after much…', as in 「悩んだ末に」. 「エンド」 has no such usage.
• Synonym終わりおわりNeutralThe everyday default for an ending or the end of something, including life itself. 「エンド」 is mostly seen in compounds like 「ハッピーエンド」.
• Related終盤しゅうばんNeutralThe final stage of a match or process, as in 「試合の終盤」. 「エンド」 denotes the end or tip itself, not a stage leading up to it.
• Related最終さいしゅうNeutralMostly used attributively, as in 「最終回」 and 「最終電車」; alone it can mean the last train. 「エンド」 is a noun for the end or tip.
• Related末すえNeutralCovers ends of months and years, and also 'after much…', as in 「悩んだ末に」. 「エンド」 has no such usage.
• Related結末けつまつNeutralThe outcome of a story or event, as in 「意外な結末」. Close in sense to 「エンド」 in 「ハッピーエンド」, but far more general-purpose.
• Related最期さいごWrittenSpecifically one's dying moments or death, and by extension the fall of a nation or organization. 「エンド」 does not carry this death-specific sense.
• Related末尾まつびWrittenWritten word for the last part of a continuous thing — text, numbers, a line — as in 「文の末尾」. 「エンド」 is mostly seen in compounds.
• Related結局けっきょくNeutralMostly an adverb meaning 'after all' or 'in the end', as in 「結局行かなかった」. 「エンド」 has no adverbial use.
• Related末期まっきNeutralThe period approaching the end, as in 「江戸末期」 or 「末期がん」. 「エンド」 is the end or tip itself, not a final period.
• Related終ついWrittenArchaic, seen in set phrases like 「終の住処」 and 「終の別れ」 for one's final home or parting. Not used alone today; say 「終わり」 instead.
• Related仕舞いしまいCasualColloquial word for wrapping things up or being done, as in 「これで仕舞いだ」. 「エンド」 lives mostly in loanword compounds.
• Related結尾けつびWrittenWritten and rather rare word for the closing part of a text or piece of music. In daily speech say 「終わり」 or 「最後」.
• Related詰めつめNeutralThe endgame of a board game or the final crunch of a task, as in 「詰めが甘い」; stresses the finishing work. 「エンド」 is simply the end.
• Related完かんNeutralThe mark placed at the end of a work to show it is over, as in 「（完）」. It plays the same role as a closing 「エンド」 but is only a marker.
• AntonymスタートNeutralLoanword for a start or starting point. It stands opposite 「エンド」 when that means the end or finish.
• Antonym開始かいしNeutralA start or commencement, as in 「試合開始」; common in formal settings. It is the opposite of 「エンド」 in its end sense.

For everyday speech, 「終わり」 and 「最後」 are the default words for an end; use 「終了」 when an activity, program or match is over, and 「結末」 for the outcome of a story or event. 「エンド」 itself is a loanword that mostly appears in compounds like 「ハッピーエンド」 and can also mean a tip or far end. The written alternatives (終局, 終焉, 終末, 末尾…) suit formal prose, while colloquial 「仕舞い」 and 「お仕舞い」 are casual spoken options.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 終おわり、結末けつまつ。
2. 端側たんそく、末端まったん。
3. 分担ぶんたん、担当たんとう、役割やくわり。
4. それぞれの対戦たいせん者しゃやチームが占しめるコートの片側かたがわ。フィールドを二に分ぶんしたうち守備しゅびするゴールがある側がわ。卓球たっきゅうでネットで仕切しきった片側かたがわの台だい。
5. タイトエンド・ディフェンシブエンドなどのポジションの総称そうしょう。