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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

しまう

N3
shimau
  1. to put away
  2. to finish
  3. to do something completely
auxiliary verbgodan verb

Also written 仕舞う

Chinese meanings

收拾;放好;完成

Examples

  • 本ほんとノートをしまいなさい。
    Put away your books and notebooks.
    把书和笔记本收起来。
  • やってしまったことは元に戻らない。
    What is done cannot be undone.
    已经做过的事无法挽回。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('e0d7c68759'); // しまう
{
  "id": "e0d7c68759",
  "word": "しまう",
  "reading": "しまう",
  "romaji": "shimau",
  "meanings": [
    "to put away",
    "to finish",
    "to do something completely"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "aux-v",
    "v5u"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1305380,
  "other_forms": [
    "仕舞う"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "本とノートをしまいなさい。",
      "furigana": "{本|ほん}とノートをしまいなさい。",
      "en": "Put away your books and notebooks.",
      "tatoeba_id": 81664
    },
    {
      "ja": "やってしまったことは元に戻らない。",
      "en": "What is done cannot be undone.",
      "tatoeba_id": 193096
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "4f321f173840c969088305c2c6985c6d5f965c050543e0021aa5d950e07ac570",
    "meanings": [
      "收拾",
      "放好",
      "完成"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "本とノートをしまいなさい。",
        "zh": "把书和笔记本收起来。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "やってしまったことは元に戻らない。",
        "zh": "已经做过的事无法挽回。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/e0d7c68759",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1305380; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "efe0bf38e08511ab8b57ca53f6a48208256b73ce0113ab00389df79ba29f1ec5",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}