終点|しゅうてんshuuten[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounterminus; last stop (e.g. train)
    この線せんの終点しゅうてんはどこですか。↗
    Where is the end of this line?
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym終末しゅうまつWrittenWritten word for the end or final stage of something, as in 「終末医療」.
  • Synonym末まつNeutralThe tip of something or the tail end of a period, as in 「月末」「末っ子」; stresses the last stretch of time.
  • Related終わりおわりNeutralThe broadest term for an end or finish of any kind; 「終点」 is narrower — a route terminus, or the point where something or a vector ends.
  • Related終盤しゅうばんNeutralThe final stage of a game or election, as in 「終盤戦」; stresses the phase, not the end point itself.
  • Related終局しゅうきょくWrittenThe end of a go or shogi game, or the outcome of an affair; leans toward written style.
  • Related末尾まつびWrittenThe end of a text or list, as in 「文の末尾」; about position, not the finish of an event.
  • Related終幕しゅうまくWrittenThe last act of a play, or figuratively the curtain falling on an event.
  • RelatedエンドNeutralLoanword for an end or finish; mostly seen in compounds like 「エンドロール」.
  • RelatedフィニッシュNeutralLoanword for the finish of a race or the landing in gymnastics.
  • Related終結しゅうけつWrittenFormal noun for a war or affair being brought to a complete end.
  • Related末すえNeutralThe tip of something or the tail end of a period, as in 「月末」「末っ子」; stresses the last stretch of time.
  • Related結末けつまつNeutralThe ending or outcome of a story or event, as in 「意外な結末」.
  • Related閉幕へいまくWrittenThe closing of a conference or event; the counterpart of 「開幕」.
  • RelatedおしまいCasualColloquial for being finished or done, as in 「今日はおしまい」; carries a soft, mild tone.
  • Related最後さいごNeutralThe most common everyday word for the last one in an order or sequence.
  • Related仕舞いしまいNeutralWrapping up or finishing; often heard in speech, as in 「店じまい」.
  • Related結尾けつびWrittenWritten word for the closing part of a piece of writing; little used today.
  • Antonym起点きてんNeutralAntonym: the starting point of a line or route; the direct opposite of 「終点」.
  • Antonym始点してんWrittenAntonym: the start of a line segment or route; a term of geometry and transport.
  • Antonym出発点しゅっぱつてんNeutralAntonym: where you set out from, also figuratively the beginning of an undertaking; opposed to the terminus.

Use 「終点」 for the last stop of a train or bus line. For endings in general, 「終わり」 and 「最後」 are the everyday words; 「結末」 is for how a story or affair turns out, 「閉幕」 for the closing of an event, and 「起点」 or 「始点」 for the starting point at the other end.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 物事ものごとの終おわりとなる所ところ。特とくに列車れっしゃやバスの到着とうちゃくする最後さいごの地点ちてん。
  2. ベクトルABや向むきをもつ線分せんぶんABの点てんB。
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