A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 5 strokes

End ; Close ; Tip ; Powder ; Posterity

Readings on: マツ・バツ
Kun readings: すえ・うら・うれ

末すえ — end ; end

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 粗末そまつ — crude; coarse; humble Word card → Source
• 年末ねんまつ — end of year Source
• 月末げつまつ — end of month Source
• 歳末さいまつ — end of year Source
• 粉末ふんまつ — fine powder Source
• 末日まつじつ — last day Source