Word Meaning 終止符

しゅうしふ shuushifu

終止符 is read as しゅうしふ (shuushifu) and means end.

Meaning

English

  1. end
  2. full stop
  3. period

Reading

Kana

しゅうしふ

Romaji

shuushifu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 5369 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

終止符を打つ

しゅうしふをうつ

to put an end (to)

全休止符

ぜんきゅうしふ

whole note rest

休止符

きゅうしふ

rest

終止法

しゅうしほう

cadence

終止形

しゅうしけい

plain form (of a Japanese verb or adjective)

終止

しゅうし

termination

終止コドン

しゅうしこどん

stop codon

休止符を打つ

きゅうしふをうつ

to put a period to

終了

しゅうりょう

end

終身

しゅうしん

the whole life

終了後

しゅうりょうご

after the end (of something)

終刊

しゅうかん

cessation of publication

Example Sentences

2

The untimely death of my wife has brought down the curtain on over 50 years of happily married life.

Our top priority is to settle this dispute once and for all, so we are ready to meet them halfway.