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Illustration of 仕舞

仕舞しまい

しまい shimai Play N1 Noun

Meanings and examples

物事や店じまいを終えること。また、能の略式の演目。 end; termination; informal (Noh play)

Example 1

客がいなかったので店を早仕舞いにした。

There were no customers, so we closed the shop earlier.

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Example 2

話はこれでお仕舞いです。

This is the end of the talk.

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Kanji breakdown

仕

N4

attend; doing; official; serve

On reading
シ、ジ
Kun reading
つか.える
Radical
人

舞

N3

dance; flit; circle; wheel

On reading
ブ
Kun reading
ま.う、-ま.う、まい
Radical
舛
Illustration of 仕える

仕える

N1

つかえる

to serve; to work for

Illustration of 仕上がり

仕上がり

N1

しあがり

finish; end; completion

Illustration of 仕上げ

仕上げ

N1

しあげ

end; finishing touches; being finished

Illustration of 仕上げる

仕上げる

N1

しあげる

to finish up; to complete

Illustration of 仕付ける

仕付ける

N1

しつける

to be used to a job; to begin to do; to baste; to tack; to plant