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    3. 始末をつける

    始末をつける

    始し末まつを​つ​け​る​

    to bring to a conclusion (esp. something unfortunate)

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab21 strokes

    始末を付ける

    しまつをつける

    Verb

    1.
    to bring to a conclusion (esp. something unfortunate), to close out, to put an end to

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    Characters that make up this word

    始
    はじ.める・-はじ.める・はじ.まる…(2)
    commence・begin
    Kanji
    末
    すえ・うら・うれ…(2)
    end・close・tip・powder・posterity
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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