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始し末まつ
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
1. management; dealing with; settlement; cleaning up; disposal
Noun
2. course of events; circumstances; particulars
3. end result (usu. bad); outcome
Noun
Suru verb
Na-adjective
Transitive verb
4. economizing; economising; frugality; being thrifty
Other spellings
仕し末まつ
Kanji used
始begin末end part
Kanji in other spellings
仕serve
Pitch accent
しまつ
Used in vocabulary
不ふ始し末まつ
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct; malpractice; carelessness; wastefulness; extravagance
Noun
始し末まつ書しょ
written explanation; written apology
Noun
後あと始し末まつ
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); dealing with the aftermath; cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
Noun
始し末まつ屋や
thrifty person
Noun
Examples6
Ending up with being called a "measles exporting country" by the rest of the world, something that you could take as insult or truth.
He's spent all afternoon rooting up last year's spinach plants.
What shall I do with it?
This is a difficult problem to solve.
You should do away with that dog.
Be sure to put out the fire before you leave.