仕舞い
shimai
end, close, finish, termination
All Senses
  1. shimai end, close, finish, termination; noh dance in plain clothes
  2. jimai ending, quitting, closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
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Kanji Breakdown
Attend, Doing, Official, Serve
On: し,じ Kun: つか.える
5 strokes N4
Dance, Flit, Circle, Wheel
On: ぶ Kun: ま.う,-ま.う,まい
15 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
仕舞い → 仕舞くない → 仕舞かった → 仕舞くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても仕舞いですね。
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