What does 終わる mean in Japanese?

終わる (おわる) means "to finish" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 終わる in a sentence?

映画は九時に終わるので、早く帰ります。 (えいがはくじにおわるので、はやくかえります。) — The movie ends at nine, so I will go home early.

Kana: おわる

to finish

⛩️ Japanese Level 1 🏃 Actions & Verbs

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映画は九時に終わるので、早く帰ります。

えいがはくじにおわるので、はやくかえります。

The movie ends at nine, so I will go home early.

What 終わる means

終わる (おわる) is a Japanese word meaning “to finish”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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するする to do; to make 見るみる to look; to watch; to read 聞くきく to listen 書くかく to write 読むよむ to read 行くいく to go 来るくる to come 買うかう to buy 住むすむ to live (somewhere) 座るすわる to sit 帰るかえる to return; to go home できるできる can; to know how

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