Meanings
Auxiliary verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
Kanji used
end
Pitch accent
わる
Top 300
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to finish reading; to read through
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
Examples (200 in total)
All is over.
Everything is over.
This isn't over yet.
I'm done eating.
The fight is over.
Is it over already?
Summer is over.
Winter is over.
The summer vacation is over.
The break is over.
The festival came to an end.
I'll finish it in one hour.
The ceremony has ended.
I started, but I didn't finish.
The job isn't anywhere near done.
When you're done, open the window.
I'll call you when I'm done with work.
I thought the game was over.
The meeting was almost over.
I'll call you after I've finished eating dinner.
The meeting hasn't yet finished.
The negotiation ended in failure.
It will all be over in a few days.
The experiment ended in failure.
When you're done, close the door.
Please don't say your birthday is over.
The work over, we went home.
Is the lecture already finished?
I finished my math assignment.
The vacation is over now.
What time will the party end?
The meeting ended at noon.
The party ended up with a chorus.
The party finished at nine.
The worst is over.
Get your homework done as soon as you can.
Is your math homework done?
The semester exams are finally over.
First, we've got to finish the homework.
I've finished watering the flowers.
Would you like to go out for a drink after work?
Have the girls finished their meal?
It's almost over.
My life is coming to an end.
I haven't quite finished eating.
I just finished the work.
That job is pretty much finished.
At last, I completed my work.
When will this lesson end?
I'm very glad school is over.
That plan resulted with failure.
His efforts resulted in failure.
My work is almost finished.
That work is mostly done.
The cold winter will soon be over.
The match ended in victory for him.
The meeting ended earlier than usual.
Have you finished eating your lunch?
How long will it take to finish the work?
All tragedies end with a death.
His car has just been repaired.
Classes end tomorrow morning.
The meeting ended at 2:30.
So you're finally done with the semester?
The party ended at ten o'clock.
The vacation came to an end all too soon.
The work will be finished by 8 o'clock.
School is over at 3:30.
The party ended at midnight.
The meeting ended at 3PM.
This month is already half over.
The meeting is all over.
The war ended in victory for the Allied Powers.
Thanks to your help, I was able to finish early.
His play ended in large success.
This attempt resulted in failure.
The concert came to an end at ten o'clock.
I love stories with happy endings.
The Battle of North Africa was over.
The meeting ended on an optimistic note.
The match ended in a draw.
It seems that the rainy season is over at last.
The party ended with a speech by the host.
I've just finished packing.
The attempt ended in failure.
The bazaar ended a great success.
That's an unfinished novel.
His work finished, he left for home.
Somebody has to finish this job.
"Have you finished?" "No, I haven't even started."
When he finished speaking, everyone was silent.
We will meet after you have finished your work.
Having finished my work, I went home.
When school was over, we went home.
If we finish this today, we can take tomorrow off.
His work done, he appeared to be satisfied.
It is impossible for me to finish this work in a day.
Do you want to do something after work tonight?
I am glad that everything has ended up this way.
The lesson being over, children ran out into the hall.
The student arrived after the examination was over.
I will have finished the work by noon.
I've done half the work, and now I can take a break.
It is finally all over. Now we can relax.
I was born the year the war ended.
His persistent efforts resulted in failure.
The novel ends with the heroine's death.
I hope my part-time job ends early today.
The summer vacation has come to an end, and we will have to go back to school.
It's fun playing soccer after school.
How does this drama end?
What is the best way to put an end to the war?
Many crimes go underreported.
Here it's August and our summer vacation is nearly over.
The experiment resulted in a miserable failure.
The battle ended in a triumph for the Romans.
It's doubtful if we'll finish in time for Christmas.
It is hoped that the war will end before long.
After the meal, I asked for the bill.
I played tennis after school.
I felt exhausted when the game was over.
Our conversation always ends in a quarrel.
Tom's shift ends at 2:30.
The meeting will have ended by the time I get there.
Most dinner parties end about eleven o'clock.
School finishes before noon on Saturdays.
She has just finished washing dishes.
He tried to kill himself but it ended in failure.
Put out the candle. The blackout is over.
Nobody can foresee when the war will end.
The rainy season will be over in another two weeks or so.
That work will be finished at the end of this week.
You must be hungry after school is over.
The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed.
She did not arrive until the concert was over.
I was able to finish the work earlier than I had expected.
They went home after they had finished the task.
He came here before school was over.
When will you be able to finish that job?
What are you planning to do after this is over?
I wanted to have finished it by the time school was over.
I will have finished the work before you return.
Have you finished cleaning your room yet?
When class is over, it'll probably be raining.
I felt like singing loudly when the exam was over.
The large audience applauded when the song finished.
She worked hard to get the work done.
However hard you try, you can't finish it in a day.
There is enough time to finish this homework.
When the program finished, we switched the radio off.
Please put your mask back on if you're done eating.
Thanks to his help, I finished my homework.
She left the office immediately after work.
The referee blew his whistle to end the match.
He should have finished it by now.
The struggle ended in a satisfactory settlement.
As soon as their meeting was over, they set to work.
It's not as though the world is going to end if she leaves.
The moment she'd finished, she lay down for a nap.
As soon as the lesson was over, they rushed out of the room.
When should I finish my homework, Mr Jewel?
The audience clapped loudly after his speech.
What would you like to eat if you knew the world was going to end today?
What would you do if the world was ending tomorrow?
I need to finish this work before it gets dark.
I don't see any point in going if the party is almost over.
His help enabled me to finish the work.
The bus had left by the time my wife finished dressing.
We're playing baseball after work today.
After dinner, they enjoyed playing cards.
The war between the two countries ended with a big loss for both sides.
At last both countries agreed on putting an end to the war.
Mummy, I've finished my homework. Can I go out and play now?
Unfortunately, the food supplies gave out before the end of winter.
I've already done everything you've asked me to do.
At any rate, I must finish this work by tomorrow.
After the battle they delivered the town to the enemy.
No matter how long it takes, I will finish the job.
When I got to school, the race had already finished.
The maid had already cleaned the room when Carol walked in.
John had cleaned the house when I came home.
Now that you have finished your job, you are free to go home.
The day's over.
The program ended at 7:00 p.m.
Is it true that the world will end in 2012?
That war ended in 1954.
My day ends at 5 o'clock.
The meeting ended at 4:00 p.m.
His homework having been finished, Tom went to bed.
Two thirds of the work is finished.
I want to see how it ends.
This class will be over in ten minutes.
I had been in the army for a month when the war ended.
We have to finish everything before Monday morning.
I have just now finished doing my English homework.
I must get this work finished by next Tuesday.
Three months is too short a time to finish the experiment.
You must get this homework finished by the day after tomorrow.
Although Tom is sick, he plans to get his homework done on time.
We used to meet at a coffee shop in Shinjuku after work.