しまう — to finish, to put away
しまう is the #96 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to finish, to put away” and is pronounced [ɕima̠ɯ̟].
#96frequency rank
0.04%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of しまう
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| しまった | past | finished |
| しまわ | present | finish |
| しまえ | command | finish! |
| しまわれる | passive | be finished |
| しまわない | negative | do not finish |
| しまわず | negative | finishing (stem form) |
| しまいます | polite | |
| しまえば | conditional | if ... finish |
| しまは | irrealis | finishing (stem form) |
| しまへ | realis | finishing (stem form) |
| しまへ | command | finish! |
| しまはず | negative | do not finish |
| しまへど | contrastive | |
| しまはば | conditional | if ... finish |
| しまひき | past | finished |
| しまひけり | past | finished |
| しまひつ | past | finished |
| しまひぬ | past | finished |
| しまへり | past | finishing (stem form) |
| しまひたり | past | finishing (stem form) |
| 仕舞う | alternative, kanji | |
| 終う | alternative, kanji | |
| 了う | alternative, kanji |