しゅうし

終 始

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

    beginning and end

    • 前の会社では何でも屋に終始したので今度は専門職に就きたい。
      I wore several hats at my last office so I'd like to specialize this time.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

    doing something from beginning to end, being unchanged from beginning to end

    • 私服警官が終始大統領の身辺を固めていた。
      The private detectives accompanied the President everywhere.

  3. adverb (fukushi)

    from beginning to end, the whole time, throughout, consistently