Word Meaning 終える

おえる oeru

終える is read as おえる (oeru) and means to finish.

Meaning

English

  1. to finish
  2. to graduate

Reading

Kana

おえる

Romaji

oeru

Writing Variants

  • 卒える おえる oeru
  • 了える おえる oeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 始める Rank 4140 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

終わる

おわる

to end

終日

ひねもす

all day

終わり

おわり

end of (one's) life

終始

しゅうし

beginning and end

終電

しゅうでん

last train (of the day)

終着駅

しゅうちゃくえき

terminal station

終業

しゅうぎょう

end of the school term

終生

しゅうせい

all one's life

終電車

しゅうでんしゃ

last train (of the day)

終夜

しゅうや

all night

終戦

しゅうせん

end of war

終了

しゅうりょう

end

Example Sentences

10

He works from morning until night.

It took me three hours to finish doing that.

I plan to finish it in two or three minutes.

I was unable to finish my homework.

I'll wait until you finish the work.

He will end the work by tomorrow.

It's next to impossible to finish it in a day.

It'll take you days to finish this job.

Please wait until I have finished writing this letter.

It is impossible for me to finish the work in an hour.