Shimau

JLPT N3

Usually written in kana.

Other forms:

仕舞う (Shimau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to finish, to stop, to end, to put an end to”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up
  3. godan verb, transitive verbto put away; to put back; to keep; to store
  4. auxiliary verb, godan verbto do completely; to finishafter the -te form of a verb
  5. auxiliary verb, godan verbto do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do; to end up ...after the -te form of a verb

Examples

  • All the eggs went bad.

  • The food is cold.

  • The food is cold.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 仕舞う

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