Vocabulary

What does 終始 (しゅうし, shuushi) mean?

終始 (しゅうし, shuushi) means from beginning to end, throughout.

Quick facts
Readingしゅうし
Romajishuushi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しゅうし
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshuushi

from beginning to end, throughout

  1. 1noun beginning and end
  2. 2noun · suru verb doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end
  3. 3adverb from beginning to end; the whole time; throughout

Example sentences

  • He remained silent from beginning to end.

  • The meeting was amicable from start to finish.

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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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