Quick answer
終 is the kanji for "to end". Its reading is お.わる (owaru). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
to end
Also : to finish · to complete
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 終 represents 'END'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of end.
On-reading: しゅう — remember this sound by associating it with end. Kun-reading: お.わる.
Example Sentences
映画が終わったあとで夕食を食べました。
えいががおわったあとでゆうしょくをたべました。
I had dinner after the movie ended.
今日の授業はこれで終わりです。
きょうのじゅぎょうはこれでおわりです。
Today's class ends here.
Vocabulary using 終
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Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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