Jisho

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しま 仕舞う
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close​Usually written using kana alone
  • かいもの買い物
  • を
  • す済ませて
  • しまったら
  • でんわ電話
  • します
    • 。
I will call you when I have done my shopping.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up​Usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to put away; to put back; to keep; to store​Usually written using kana alone
  • ほん本
  • と
  • ノート
  • を
  • しまいなさい
    • 。
Put away your books and notebooks.
Auxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'u' ending
4. to do completely; to finish​Usually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb
  • やって
  • しまった
  • こと
  • は
  • 元
  • に
  • もど戻らない
    • 。
What is done cannot be undone.
Auxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'u' ending
5. to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do; to end up ...​Usually written using kana alone, after the -te form of a verb
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • たんらくてき短絡的
  • な
  • しこう思考
  • で
    • 、
  • ひょうめんてき表面的
  • な
  • じょうほう情報
  • だけ
  • で
  • はんだん判断
  • して
  • しまう
    • 。
She ends up making decisions based on superficial information because of her simplistic thinking.
Other forms
終う 【しまう】、了う 【しまう】、蔵う 【しまう】
Notes
仕舞う: Rarely-used kanji form. 終う: Rarely-used kanji form. 了う: Rarely-used kanji form. 蔵う: Rarely-used kanji form.

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