Keyword
end part
- end
- close
- tip
- powder
- posterity
- Frequency
- #456
- Strokes
- 5
- Grade
- 4
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 230
Readings
マツ84%
すえ16%
Mnemonic
A woodcutter adds one more branch at the top of the tree to finish it, and that little extra is the end part.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
抹grind into a powder妺wife of the last ruler of the Xia dynasty沫splash茉jasmine秣fodder袜socks靺leather tabi韎red
Used in vocabulary
末
end; tip; top; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring; posterity; future; …
Noun
端末
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
Noun
末期
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage; final stages; terminal stage (of a disease)
Noun
始末
management; dealing with; settlement; cleaning up; disposal; course of events; circumstances; particulars; end result (usu. bad); outcome; …
Noun
末端
end; tip; extremities; terminal; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
Noun
不始末
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct; malpractice; carelessness; wastefulness; extravagance
Noun
粗末
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby; poor-quality; low-quality; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
Na-adjective
後始末
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); dealing with the aftermath; cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
Noun