しまう
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Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close (Usually kana)
2. to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up (Usually kana)
3. to put away; to put back; to keep; to store (Usually kana)
Auxiliary verb
Godan verb
4. to do completely; to finish (Usually kana, after the -te form of a verb)
5. to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do; to end up ... (Usually kana, after the -te form of a verb)
Pitch accent
しまう
Examples1458
What is done cannot be undone.
Put away your books and notebooks.
I will call you when I have done my shopping.
She ends up making decisions based on superficial information because of her simplistic thinking.
There goes our bus.
I spend money as soon as I get it.