しまう

仕 舞 う

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, transitive verb

    to finish, to stop, to end, to put an end to, to bring to a close
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 買い物を済ませてしまったら電話します。
      I will call you when I have done my shopping.

  2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, transitive verb

    to close (a business, etc.), to close down, to shut down, to shut up
    word usually written using kana alone

  3. Godan verb with 'u' ending, transitive verb

    to put away, to put back, to keep, to store
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 本とノートをしまいなさい。
      Put away your books and notebooks.

  4. auxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'u' ending

    to do completely, to finish
    after the -te form of a verb
    word usually written using kana alone

    • やってしまったことは元に戻らない。
      What is done cannot be undone.

  5. auxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'u' ending

    to do accidentally, to do without meaning to, to happen to do
    after the -te form of a verb
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 彼女は短絡的な思考で、表面的な情報だけで判断してしまう。
      She ends up making decisions based on superficial information because of her simplistic thinking.