末 Kanji – end
The Japanese kanji 末 can mean end, close, tip, powder, posterity.
Meaning and Readings
How is 末 read?
末 has the onyomi readings マツ, バツ and the kunyomi reading すえ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as matsu, batsu, sue.
Common Japanese Words Using 末
These common Japanese words contain 末. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 巻末（かんまつ） — end of a book
- 期末（きまつ） — end of term
- 結末（けつまつ） — end, conclusion
- 月末（げつまつ） — end of the month
- 後始末（あとしまつ） — settlement (of a matter), sorting out, winding up (affairs), dealing with the aftermath
- 歳末（さいまつ） — year end
- 始末（しまつ） — management, dealing with, settlement, cleaning up, disposal
- 終末（しゅうまつ） — end, close, conclusion, termination
- 週末（しゅうまつ） — weekend
- 世紀末（せいきまつ） — end of a century (esp. 19th), fin-de-siècle