Illustration: In a Japanese home preparing for New Year, a parent stands beside a daily tear-off calendar with only its final thin leaf remaining over the stiff backing. The blank reverse of the curled leaf faces outward as the parent begins to lift it. A new, thick calendar lies ready on the shelf below.

JLPT N3suffixLevel estimated by Bebop

末まつ

matsu

end of a period

Used after a time period, as in 週末. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

先週せんしゅう末まつは何なにをしたの？
What did you do last weekend?
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
レポートの提出ていしゅつは今月こんげつ末まつまでです。
The report is due by the end of this month.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
学期がっき末まつテストが近ちかづいている。
The final exams are approaching.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 末

末end; closeOnマツ・バツKunすえ・うら・うれ

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