終幕|しゅうまくshuumaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounend; close

• Synonym終結しゅうけつWrittenWritten word for the ending of wars, disputes or events. 「終幕」 originally means the last act of a play, used metaphorically for something winding down.
• Synonym終局しゅうきょくWrittenWritten word for the end of a go or shogi game, or the final outcome of a matter. 「終幕」 leans more on the theatrical metaphor.
• Synonym終了しゅうりょうNeutralNeutral and the most versatile word for an event, activity or period ending. 「終幕」 carries a theatrical flavor.
• Synonym閉幕へいまくWrittenWritten word for the curtain falling on a performance or the close of a conference. 「終幕」 means the last act itself or the end of a matter.
• Synonym完結かんけつWrittenWritten word for a serialized novel or series reaching completion. 「終幕」 originally means the last act of a play, used metaphorically for things winding down.
• Synonym終焉しゅうえんWrittenWritten word for the end of a life or an era. 「終幕」 is more about a single affair drawing to its close.
• SynonymエンディングNeutralLoanword for the ending of a work or the closing credits. 「終幕」 is more literary and often metaphorical.
• SynonymおしまいCasualColloquial for things being over or finished; also that someone is done for. 「終幕」 is written language.
• SynonymエンドNeutralLoanword for an ending, mostly in compounds like 「ハッピーエンド」. 「終幕」 is more written.
• Synonym完了かんりょうCasualColloquial loanword from Chinese, read 「ワンラ」, meaning done or finished; rare. 「終幕」 is theatrical and more written.
• SynonymむすびWrittenWritten word for the closing lines of a piece of writing or a speech. 「終幕」 means the last act of a play or the end of an event.
• Synonym結末けつまつNeutralThe outcome or ending of a matter or story. 「終幕」 stresses the closing itself and has a theatrical tinge.
• Synonym最後さいごNeutralThe most general word for the end or the last one. 「終幕」 is more metaphorical.
• Synonym終末しゅうまつWrittenWritten word for the end of things, also the end of the world. 「終幕」 refers to a single affair drawing to a close.
• Synonym幕切れまくぎれNeutralThe curtain falling in a play; metaphorically how something ends, as in 「あっけない幕切れ」. Very close to 「終幕」.
• Synonym末まつWrittenWritten word for the end, mostly used as a suffix as in 「年末」. 「終幕」 is an independent noun.
• Synonym終わりおわりNeutralThe most general, everyday word for an end. 「終幕」 is written and carries a theatrical flavor.
• Synonym大詰めおおづめNeutralThe final scene of a play; metaphorically the final stretch, as in 「交渉は大詰め」. It stresses nearing the end, while 「終幕」 is the end itself.
• Synonym終止しゅうしWrittenWritten term for cessation, as in 「終止符」. 「終幕」 refers to the last act of a play or the close of a matter.
• Synonym終決しゅうけつWrittenWritten word for a matter being concluded once a decision is reached; rarely used. 「終幕」 is the more common choice.
• Synonym大団円だいだんえんWrittenWritten word for the (grand) finale or denouement of a novel or play, typically a happy one. 「終幕」 does not imply a happy ending.
• Related最終さいしゅうNeutralPrecedes nouns for the last of a series, as in 「最終回」 or 「最終電車」. 「終幕」 refers to a matter's close.
• RelatedラストNeutralLoanword for the last part, the ending, or the last one. 「終幕」 is more written.
• Related決着けっちゃくNeutralA matter being settled or a contest decided. 「終幕」 does not stress the outcome.
• Related末期まっきNeutralThe final stage of a period, as in 「江戸末期」, or of a life. 「終幕」 refers to the closing itself.
• Related仕舞いしまいCasualColloquial word for the end or finishing up, as in 「店じまい」. 「終幕」 is the more written term.
• RelatedエピローグNeutralThe epilogue or afterword of a work, or a closing address to the audience. 「終幕」 means the final act itself.
• Related完了ワンラCasualColloquial loanword from Chinese, read 「ワンラ」, meaning done or finished; rare. 「終幕」 is theatrical and more written.
• Related締めくくりしめくくりNeutralWrapping something up, as in 「一年の締めくくり」. 「終幕」 stresses the curtain falling on the whole affair.
• Antonym序幕じょまくWrittenWritten word for the first act of a play or the beginning of something; the opposite of 「終幕」.
• Antonym開幕かいまくNeutralThe curtain rising on a play or the start of an event; the opposite of 「終幕」.

For an ordinary end, use 「終わり」 or 「終了」. 「終幕」 is a written, theatrical word: the last act of a play, or the close of a matter. 「幕切れ」 is its neutral counterpart for how something ends, 「大詰め」 the final stretch before the close, and 「結末」 the outcome of a story or affair. Written alternatives include 「終結」 (wars, disputes), 「終焉」 (lives, eras), 「完結」 (a series finishing), 「終局」 (games, final outcomes) and 「大団円」 (a happy finale).

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

1. 演劇えんげきの最後さいごの一幕ひとまく。
2. ものごとの終おわり。