Word Meaning 仕舞 (Shimai): Noh Dance in Plain Clothes, End

Meaning

English

noh dance in plain clothes
end
close
finish
termination

Reading

Kana

しまい

Romaji

shimai

Writing Variants

仕舞い しまい shimai
終いしまい shimai
了いしまい shimai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 124011 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

仕舞う

しまう

to do completely

仕舞物

しまいもの

goods left unsold

仕舞た

しもた

darn it!

仕舞うた

しもうた

darn it!

仕舞った

しまった

darn it!

仕舞屋

しもうたや

store that has been gone out of business

仕舞屋

しもたや

store that has been gone out of business

後仕舞

あとじまい

settlement

手仕舞

てじまい

clearing of accounts

店仕舞

みせじまい

closing up shop (for the day)

早仕舞

はやじまい

early closing

どん仕舞

どんじまい

tail end

Example Sentences

2

話はこれでお仕舞いです。

This is the end of the talk.

客がいなかったので店を早仕舞いにした。

There were no customers, so we closed the shop earlier.