始末

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Chinese

begin end; final stage; latter part
trad. (始末) 始 末
simp. #(始末) 始 末

Pronunciation

Noun

始末

  1. beginning and end

Synonyms

Adverb

始末

  1. (literary) from the beginning to the end

Japanese

Kanji in this term
始 末
し
Grade: 3 		まつ
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

May be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived components, as 始 (shi, “beginning”) + 末 (matsu, “end”).

Pronunciation

Noun

始(し)末(まつ) • (shimatsu) 

  1. beginning and end
  2. details
    始(し)末(まつ)書(しょ)
    shimatsu sho
    written apology of details
  3. result (usually a bad one)
    最(さい)下(か)位(い)で予(よ)選(せん)落(お)ちという始(し)末(まつ)だ。
    Saikai de yosen'ochi toiu shimatsu da.
    It is the result of failing qualifying at the bottom.
  4. settlement, solution, handling
    後(あと)始(し)末(まつ)
    ato shimatsu
    settlement after the event
    始(し)末(まつ)に負(お)えない
    shimatsu ni oenai
    be beyond handling
  5. disposal, throwaway
  6. execution, liquidation (usually of a nuisance)

Synonyms

Verb

始(し)末(まつ)する • (shimatsu suru) transitive suru (stem 始(し)末(まつ)し (shimatsu shi), past 始(し)末(まつ)した (shimatsu shita))

  1. to conclude
  2. to settle, to deal with
    原(げん)発(ぱつ)事(じ)故(こ)を始(し)末(まつ)する
    genpatsu jiko o shimatsusuru
    settle the nuclear accident
  3. to dispose, to throw away, to get rid of
    ぼろ衣(ぎぬ)を始(し)末(まつ)する
    boroginu o shimatsusuru
    get rid of rags
  4. to execute, to liquidate, to get rid of
    テロリストを始(し)末(まつ)する
    terorisuto o shimatsusuru
    execute terrorists
  5. to economize

Conjugation

Conjugation of "始末する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 始末し しまつし shimatsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 始末し しまつし shimatsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 始末する しまつする shimatsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 始末する しまつする shimatsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 始末すれ しまつすれ shimatsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 始末せよ¹
始末しろ² 		しまつせよ¹
しまつしろ² 		shimatsu seyo¹
shimatsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 始末される しまつされる shimatsu sareru
Causative 始末させる
始末さす 		しまつさせる
しまつさす 		shimatsu saseru
shimatsu sasu
Potential 始末できる しまつできる shimatsu dekiru
Volitional 始末しよう しまつしよう shimatsu shiyō
Negative 始末しない しまつしない shimatsu shinai
Negative continuative 始末せず しまつせず shimatsu sezu
Formal 始末します しまつします shimatsu shimasu
Perfective 始末した しまつした shimatsu shita
Conjunctive 始末して しまつして shimatsu shite
Hypothetical conditional 始末すれば しまつすれば shimatsu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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