末期

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Chinese

end; final stage; latter part
a period of time; phase; stage
a period of time; phase; stage; (used for issue of a periodical, courses of study); time; term; period; to hope
 
simp. and trad.
(末期) 		末 期
anagram 期末

Pronunciation

Noun

末期

  1. final period; terminal period; last stage; end stage

Antonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
末 期
まつ > まっ
Grade: 4 		き
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

末(まっ)期(き) • (makki) 

  1. final period; terminal period; last stage.
  2. (illness): terminal; approaching death.
    末(まっ)期(き)癌(がん) ― makki gan ― terminal cancer
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
末 期
まつ
Grade: 4 		ご
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

末(まつ)期(ご) • (matsugo) 

  1. dying; hour of death; deathbed.
    末(まつ)期(ご)の水(みず) ― matsugo no mizu ― water at the deathbed
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Korean

Hanja in this term
末期

Noun

末期 • (malgi) (hangeul 말기)

  1. hanja form? of 말기 (“final period; terminal period; last stage; (illness): terminal; approaching death”)
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