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What does 終える (おえる, oeru) mean?

終える (おえる, oeru) means to finish, to complete.

Quick facts
Readingおえる
Romajioeru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
おえる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonoeru

to finish, to complete

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to finish; to get through with; to complete
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to graduate
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to come to an end; to end
  4. 4auxiliary verb · ichidan verb to finish doing ...; to be done doing ...

Example sentences

  • I intend to finish work today.

  • I'll go play after finishing my homework.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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