しまい

Japanese

Etymology 1

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb しまう (shimau, “to finish, to end”).[1][2]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

しまい • (shimai) 

  1. the finish, end, or conclusion of something

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of しまい – see the following entries.
【姉妹】
[noun] (collective) sisters
[noun] (attributive, business) the status of being a sister
【仕舞】
[noun] (noh) a performance of noh dancing
[noun] (noh) [from 16th century] an informal noh performance without accompanying music or costumes
[noun] Alternative form of しまい (“the end, finish”)
【島井】
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, しまい, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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