終始 (Shuushi) is a Japanese noun meaning “beginning and end, doing something from beginning to end, being unchanged from beginning to end, from beginning to end”.
Meanings
- nounbeginning and end
- noun, suru verbdoing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end
- adverbfrom beginning to end; the whole time; throughout; consistently
Examples
彼女は落ち着いた態度に終始した。
She maintained a calm manner.
学生たちは終始じっと座っていた。
The students sat still all the time.
私服警官が終始大統領の身辺を固めていた。
The private detectives accompanied the President everywhere.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).