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JLPT N3 · Noun

末 (sue)

末 (すえ, sue) is a Japanese noun meaning “end; tip”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
すえ
Romaji
sue
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. end; tip; top · noun
  2. end (of the year, month, etc.); close · noun
  3. youngest child · noun, noun taking の
  4. descendants; offspring; posterity · noun · usu. 〜の末
  5. future · noun

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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 末

末
end, close, tipマツ・バツ・すえ・うら · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 末.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1525250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.