# 末 — End

Frequency rank 610 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 痛 (Pain), less common than 減 (Decrease).

- On’yomi: まつ、ばつ
- Kun’yomi: すえ
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A tree (tree) grows tall, but a ground (ground) line cuts across its top — the very tip of the tree, the end of its growth, the final branch at the end.

In words:

- 末 すえ — the end of,powder
- 末期 まっき — closing years (period  days);last stage
- 末っ子 すえっこ — youngest child

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