Chinese

Noun

始末

1. beginning and end

Adverb

始末

1. (literary) from the beginning till the end

Japanese

Etymology

May be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived components, as 始 ‎(shi, “beginning”) + 末 ‎(matsu, “ending”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) し​まつ [shíꜜmàtsù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕima̠t͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

始末 ‎(hiragana しまつ, romaji shimatsu)

1. the beginning and end of something
2. the circumstances or details of something
3. a result or outcome (usually a bad one)
4. solution, settlement, disposal

Synonyms

• (outcome, result): 次第 (しだい) ‎(shidai) (not necessarily negative)
• (settlement): 処理 (しょり) ‎(shori), 処置 (しょち) ‎(shochi)

Verb

始末する ‎(transitive, hiragana しまつする, romaji shimatsu suru)

1. to conclude, to bring to a conclusion, to end
2. to economize on something
3. to solve, to settle, to dispose of or deal with

Synonyms

• (settle): 処理 (しょり) ‎(shori), 処置 (しょち) ‎(shochi)

Conjugation

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9