切り上げ|きりあげkiriage[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounend; conclusion
- nounrounding up
- nounrevaluation
- Synonym完了かんりょうNeutralMeans everything is fully done, as in 「作業完了」 or 「準備完了」; stresses complete finish, while 「切り上げ」 is stopping midway at a suitable point.
- Related終結しゅうけつWrittenFormal, written word for the end of events or disputes, as in 「戦争の終結」; solemn in tone, unrelated to rounding up and lacking the sense of stopping at a good moment.
- Related終了しゅうりょうNeutralGeneral word for ending or finishing, as in 「試合終了」 or 「作業終了」; very widely used, but has no sense of ending early at a good point or of rounding up.
- Related完了かんりょうNeutralMeans everything is fully done, as in 「作業完了」 or 「準備完了」; stresses complete finish, while 「切り上げ」 is stopping midway at a suitable point.
- Related完結かんけつNeutralFor a story, series, or undertaking ending completely from start to finish, as in 「物語が完結する」; stresses a full beginning-to-end arc.
- Related締め切りしめきりNeutralA deadline or cut-off time, as in 「原稿の締め切り」; centers on the time limit, not on actively wrapping something up.
- RelatedおしまいCasualColloquial for being finished or over, and for being done for; carries a wrap-up feel but is never used for rounding up numbers.
- Related終わりおわりNeutralThe most all-purpose word for an end or ending point; lacks the nuance of cutting things short at a convenient moment.
- RelatedむすびNeutralThe closing part of a text or speech, also connection or tying a knot; focuses on the final section rather than the act of ending.
- Related終幕しゅうまくNeutralThe final act of a play, by extension the close of an affair; carries a theatrical flavor.
- Related仕舞いしまいNeutralMeans an end or closing, and also a Noh dance in plain clothes; in speech mostly as 「店じまい」, never used for rounding up numbers.
- Related終止しゅうしNeutralTermination or cessation, as in 「終止符」; stresses coming to a stop, without the nuance of ending at a well-chosen moment.
- Related締めくくりしめくくりNeutralWrapping up with a summary or finishing touch, as in 「一年の締めくくり」; stresses bringing a stretch of events to a close.
- Related終決しゅうけつWrittenWritten-style word for settling something and reaching a conclusion; rare — 「終結」 is the usual choice.
- Antonym切り下げきりさげNeutralAntonym for the currency sense: devaluation or price cuts, the opposite of 「切り上げ」 as revaluation.
- Antonym切り捨てきりすてNeutralAntonym for the math sense: rounding down or truncating, opposite of 「切り上げ」; also means cutting someone down or abandoning them.
Use 「切り上げ」 for rounding numbers up, revaluing a currency, or ending at a suitable point, as in 「円の切り上げ」 and 「小数点以下切り上げ」. For ordinary endings, 「終了」 and 「終わり」 are the general choices; the antonyms are 「切り下げ」 (devaluation) and 「切り捨て」 (rounding down).
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