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What does 終わる (おわる, owaru) mean?

終わる (おわる, owaru) means to end, to finish.

Quick facts
Readingおわる
Romajiowaru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おわる
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonowaru

to end, to finish

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to end; to come to an end; to finish
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to finish; to complete; to conclude
  3. 3suffix · godan verb to finish doing
  4. 4godan verb · intransitive to be past its (one's) prime
  5. 5godan verb · intransitive to be awful; to be terrible; to suck

Example sentences

  • The work is finished.

  • Class ends at three o'clock.

Also written: 終る

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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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