Word Meaning 仕舞

じまい jimai

仕舞 is read as じまい (jimai) and means ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to.

Meaning

English

  1. ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
  2. ending
  3. quitting
  4. closing

Reading

Kana

じまい

Romaji

jimai

Writing Variants

  • 仕舞い じまい jimai
  • 終い じまい jimai
  • 了い じまい jimai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 124012 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

This is the end of the talk.

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