終末|しゅうまつshuumatsu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounend; close; conclusion; termination

• Synonym終わりおわりNeutralThe everyday, all-purpose word for an end; 「終末」 is more written in tone and also means the world's end or the final stage of life.
• Synonym最後さいごNeutralFocuses on being last in a sequence rather than on something reaching its end, the sense 「終末」 carries.
• Synonym終局しゅうきょくWrittenWritten/formal prose. The end of a go or shogi game, or a matter coming to its conclusion; stresses how a situation finally settles.
• SynonymエンドNeutralA colloquial loanword for the end, often in compounds; 「終末」 is more written in tone.
• Synonym結末けつまつNeutralThe ending of a story or event, stressing how things turn out; 「終末」 stresses the ending itself.
• Synonym終幕しゅうまくWrittenWritten/formal prose. The final act of a play, by extension an event drawing to its close.
• Synonym最終さいしゅうNeutralLast or final in order, as in 「最終電車」 for the last train; about position in a sequence.
• Synonym終結しゅうけつWrittenWritten/formal prose. The ending of a war or dispute; stresses the fact that something has been brought to an end.
• SynonymフィニッシュNeutralA loanword for how a race or match finishes, or the landing in gymnastics; stresses completion.
• SynonymラストNeutralA colloquial loanword for last, as in 「ラストスパート」.
• Synonym終焉しゅうえんWrittenWritten/formal prose. The end of a life or an era, with a solemn air; close in feel to 「終末」.
• Synonym幕切れまくぎれNeutralHow the curtain falls, as in 「あっけない幕切れ」; stresses the manner of the ending.
• Synonym終点しゅうてんNeutralThe last stop or terminus of a line; 「終末」 is about things coming to an end.
• SynonymエンディングNeutralA loanword for a work's ending or its closing theme; tied to films, games and the like.
• Synonym終了しゅうりょうNeutralA matter-of-fact word for an event or program ending; 「終末」 is more written and heavier in tone.
• Synonym末まつNeutralThe tail end of a period, as in 「年の末」; stresses the far end in time.
• Synonym末期まっきWrittenWritten/formal prose. The final moments of life, as in 「末期の水」, with a solemn air.
• Synonym完かんNeutralThe 'The End' mark at the close of a film or book; 「終末」 is a noun for the ending itself.
• Synonym終止しゅうしWrittenWritten/formal prose. Stopping or ceasing, not necessarily at the very end; 「終末」 is about reaching the final point.
• RelatedおしまいCasualColloquial. 'That's it', as in 「今日はおしまい」, or being done for, as in 「もうお仕舞いだ」.
• Related末すえNeutralThe tail end of a period, as in 「年の末」; stresses the far end in time.
• Related最期さいごNeutralOne's last moments, stressing death itself.
• Related大団円だいだんえんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A happy, all-ends-well finale; the opposite of 「終末」's doomsday overtones.
• Related仕舞いしまいNeutralA colloquial word for winding up, also a Noh dance; 「終末」 is more written in tone.
• Related結尾けつびWrittenWritten/formal prose. The closing section of a text or piece of music; stresses the final part of the structure.
• Related末期まつごWrittenWritten/formal prose. The final moments of life, as in 「末期の水」, with a solemn air.
• Antonym始まりはじまりNeutralA beginning, standing opposite 「終末」 as the end.
• Antonym起点きてんNeutralA starting point, the opposite of 「終末」 as an ending.

「終末」 is a written-style word for the end of things or works, and also for the world's end or the final stage of life, as in 「終末医療」, 「終末論」 and 「終末期」. For everyday endings say 「終わり」, for how a story turns out 「結末」, for one's last moments 「最期」, and for the 'The End' mark 「完」; 「始まり」 is the opposite.

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

1. 出来事できごとや作品さくひんの終おわり。果はて。
2. 世界せかいや人類じんるい、歴史れきしの終おわり。
3. 末端まったん、終端しゅうたん