"おしまい" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [o̞ɕima̠i] Forms: oshimai [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of お (o-, honorific prefix) + しまい (shimai, “ending, finishing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb しまう shimau, “to finish, to end”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|ja|お|しまい|pos1=honorific prefix|pos2=the <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">連用形</i> (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">しまう</i> shimau, “to finish, to end”|t2=ending, finishing|tr1=o|tr2=shimai}} お (o-, honorific prefix) + しまい (shimai, “ending, finishing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb しまう shimau, “to finish, to end”) Head templates: {{ja-noun}} おしまい • (oshimai)
  1. (colloquial) the end of something Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-おしまい-ja-noun-jZNk9h8v Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 16 19 26 21
  2. (colloquial, figurative) the end of something in a particularly negative way Tags: colloquial, figuratively
    Sense id: en-おしまい-ja-noun-plULC8pK Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 16 19 26 21
  3. (business) the closing of accounts at the end of a fiscal year, and preparations for the next fiscal year
    Sense id: en-おしまい-ja-noun-GAFt1WAJ Categories (other): Business, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 16 19 26 21 Topics: business
  4. (women's language) preparations for going out, getting made up
    Sense id: en-おしまい-ja-noun-ZQFWMp3w Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms prefixed with お, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 19 16 15 31 19 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 16 19 26 21 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 20 17 16 27 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms prefixed with お: 5 5 17 41 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 20 17 16 27 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 18 15 28 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 18 15 28 18
  5. (historical) in the Shinagawa red-light district of the Edo period, a reservation for a prostitute (from the way that arrangements and scheduling would be finalized) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-おしまい-ja-noun-UJui4dBd Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 16 19 26 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: おしまいのン (oshimai no n)

Alternative forms

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