How do you read 終始?

終始 is read しゅうし (shuushi), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

How do you write 終始 in romaji?

終始 is written shuushi in romaji, also spelled shushi.

What kanji are in 終始?

終 (End, Finish); 始 (Commence, Begin).

終始しゅうし

Q: What JLPT level is 終始?

終始 is a JLPT N1 word (advanced).

しゅうし · shuushi (also spelled shushi)

JLPT N1 › adverb

Beginning and end

doing something from beginning to end, being unchanged from beginning to end
from beginning to end, the whole time, throughout, consistently

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Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

終End, Finish 音しゅう訓お.わる・-お.わる JLPT N4 · 11 strokes 始Commence, Begin 音し訓はじ.める・-はじ.める JLPT N4 · 8 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

終るおわるto finish, to close 終点しゅうてんterminus, last stop (e.g train)終了しゅうりょうend, close, termination 始終しじゅうcontinuously, always, constantly 終始しゅうしfrom beginning to end; consistent(ly)最終さいしゅうlast, closing 開始かいしstart, commencement, beginning 原始げんしorigin, primeval

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What does 終始 mean?

Beginning and end. It can also mean: doing something from beginning to end, being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end, the whole time, throughout, consistently.

How do you pronounce 終始?

しゅうし (shuushi). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 終始?

JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.

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