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N5Vocabulary

終わる

おわる

to end

Readings

On
終:シュウ
Kun
終:お(わる)

Examples

仕事は五時に終わります。

Work ends at 5.

Note

Try making sentences with this verb in different tenses. Active usage builds stronger recall than passive review. Check if there's a transitive/intransitive pair — learning both together is very efficient. A fundamental N5 word — you'll use this in almost every conversation.

Questions that use this word

N5 2 · N4 4 · N3 2

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N3N3 文法

    このプロジェクトは来月終わる___。

    Answer: ことになっている

  • N3N3 文法

    この仕事、本当に終わる___。

    Answer: だろうか

  • N4N4 文法

    このレポートは今日中に終わる ___ です。急げば大丈夫です。

    Answer: はず

  • N4N4 漢字

    「終わる」の読み方は?

    Answer: おわる

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