末 – end, close, tip

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The kanji 末 means end, close, tip, powder, posterity. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is マツ、バツ (matsu, batsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is すえ、うら、うれ (sue, ura, ure). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 木 (no. 75).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	マツ	matsu
On’yomi	バツ	batsu
Kun’yomi	すえ	sue
Kun’yomi	うら	ura
Kun’yomi	うれ	ure

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 木 (Kangxi radical 75). Components: ｜・一・ハ・木・亠.

Words using 末

末すえend末まつthe end (of)粗末そまつcrude月末げつまつend of the month末っ子すえっこyoungest child期末きまつend of term始末しまつmanagement粉末ふんまつfine powder末期まっきlast years

Example sentences

彼は来月の末でここに１０年間住むことになる。

He will have lived here for ten years by the end of next month.

Tatoeba #99128

末の娘にはいつもリンゴの３分の１が与えられる。

One-third of an apple is always given to our youngest daughter.

Tatoeba #81209

お支払日が先月末の請求書５６７８９について、まだお支払いを受けておりません。

With reference to the invoice No.56789 which was due last month, we have not yet received your remittance.

Tatoeba #227103

Kanji with the same radical

本東業来機権査案村果格検校構木条

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