Illustration: Inside a small Japanese boxing gym being permanently closed, two longtime sparring partners embrace beside the dismantled ring. Its ropes have been removed and coiled, the canvas is rolled up, and both pairs of gloves have been placed together inside a closed display case.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

終しゅう止し符ふ

shuushifu

end

Usually used in 終止符を打つ, meaning 'to put an end to'. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 外交的がいこうてきな対話たいわによって、その紛争ふんそうに終止符しゅうしふを打うつことができた。

    Diplomatic dialogue helped put an end to the conflict.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 軍備競争ぐんびきょうそうの狂気きょうきと不道徳ふどうとくに終止符しゅうしふを打うつ時ときが、人類じんるいにやってきた。

    The time has come for mankind to put an end to the madness and immorality of the arms race.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしとトニーの関係かんけいは今いまでは25年ねんになるが、来春らいしゅんそれに終止符しゅうしふを打うつべきかどうかわからないでいる。

    My relationship with Tony has lasted twenty-five years now, and I don’t know whether to end it next spring or not.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 終止符

  • 終end; finishOnシュウKunおわる・おわる・おえる
  • 止stop; haltOnシKunとまる・とめる・とどめる
  • 符token; signOnフ

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