終わり・終り・終|おわりowari[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounend; ending; close; conclusion
   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.
2. nounend of (one's) life; death

• SynonymおしまいCasualColloquial for being finished or done, as in 「今日はこれでおしまい」; can also mean being done for outright, with a childish or resigned feel.
• Synonym最後さいごNeutralThe last one in order, as in 「最後の日」; 「終わり」 centers on the state of being over.
• SynonymエンドNeutralLoanword for an ending, mostly in compounds like 「ハッピーエンド」; on its own less common than 「終わり」.
• Synonym終幕しゅうまくWrittenThe last act of a play or an event drawing to a close, with a theatrical flavor; 「終わり」 has no such metaphorical color.
• SynonymフィニッシュCasualLoanword for completing something or a gymnastics landing, mostly in sports; 「終わり」 works in any situation.
• SynonymラストNeutralLoanword for the last part, mostly in 「ラストスパート」 and 「ラストシーン」.
• SynonymエンディングNeutralLoanword for a work's ending or its closing theme, as in 「感動のエンディング」.
• Synonym終焉しゅうえんWrittenThe end of a life or an era, as in 「人生の終焉」, with a solemn, weighty feel.
• Synonym閉幕へいまくWrittenA performance or event closing, as in 「大会が閉幕する」; only for events that have an opening.
• Synonym幕切れまくぎれWrittenThe curtain falling on an act, or how things play out at the close, as in 「意外な幕切れ」.
• Synonym終了しゅうりょうWrittenA program, match or the like coming fully to an end, as in 「試合終了」; more formal than 「終わり」.
• Synonym完了かんりょうWrittenEverything fully done, as in 「作業完了」; stresses completion, which 「終わり」 does not.
• Synonym完結かんけつWrittenA serial or story reaching its conclusion, as in 「完結編」; stresses being brought to a complete end.
• SynonymむすびNeutralThe closing of a text or speech, as in 「結びの言葉」.
• Synonym死亡しぼうWrittenA person or animal's life ending, matching the life-end sense of 「終わり」; common in news reports and statistics, formal.
• Synonym終末しゅうまつWrittenThe end of things or works, and also the end of the world, as in 「終末期医療」.
• Synonym末まつWrittenThe tail end of something or the end of a period, as in 「月の末」; leans toward written prose.
• Synonym仕舞いしまいNeutralAn end or how things turn out in the end, mostly as 「仕舞いには」; also seen in 「店仕舞い」.
• Synonym終止しゅうしWrittenWritten word for stopping or ending, mostly in compounds such as 「終止形」 and 「終止符」.
• Synonym末期まつごWrittenRead 「まつご」, it means the final moments before death, as in 「末期の水」.
• Related終局しゅうきょくWrittenThe end of a go or shogi game, or a matter settling, as in 「交渉が終局を迎える」; leans toward written prose.
• Related終盤しゅうばんNeutralThe stage approaching the end, not yet fully over, as in 「試合の終盤」.
• Related結末けつまつNeutralThe outcome of an event or story, focusing on how it wraps up; 「終わり」 only marks the point of ending.
• Related終結しゅうけつWrittenA war or dispute formally coming to an end, as in 「紛争の終結」.
• Related末すえWrittenThe tail end of something or the end of a period, as in 「月の末」; leans toward written prose.
• Related締め切りしめきりNeutralA deadline or cutoff, as in 「原稿の締め切り」; also shutting doors and windows tight. It is about a cutoff date, not ending in general.
• Related大団円だいだんえんWrittenThe grand finale of a novel or play, with a happy, everyone-ends-well feel.
• Related結尾けつびWrittenWritten word for the closing part of a text or piece of music, as in 「結尾の一文」.
• Antonym初はつWrittenThe opposite of 「終わり」: the first or an initial occurrence, as in 「初雪」.
• Antonym始WrittenThe opposite of 「終わり」: a beginning; the bare character mostly appears in compounds.

For ends and endings in general, 「終わり」 is the default. Say 「おしまい」 in casual speech, 「最後」 for the last in a sequence, 「終了」 when a program or match ends, 「結末」 for how a story turns out, 「締め切り」 for deadlines, and 「始め」 for the beginning. The rest are narrower: loanwords like 「ラスト」 and 「エンディング」, theatrical terms like 「終幕」 and 「幕切れ」, formal written words like 「終焉」 and 「終結」, and completion words like 「完了」 and 「完結」.

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

1. おわること。続つづくものが無ない状態じょうたい。また、その時ときに到達とうたつする地点ちてんまたは時点じてん。
2. 他方たほうの端はし。
3. 死し。消滅しょうめつ。
4. 絶望的ぜつぼうてきな状況じょうきょう。