EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); dealing with the aftermath

    出かける前に火の後始末をしなさい。
    Be sure to put out the fire before you leave.
  2. cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)

Also written 跡始末【あとしまつ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

behind, back, later

Kun
のちうし.ろうしろあとおく.れる
On
コウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
26 of 2500
Radical
step
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

こししいしり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3i6.5The Kanji Dictionary
2224.7Four corner code
2067deroo
5f8cUnicode hex code
1-24-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1610Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1742New Nelson (John Haig)
361New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
431Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
267Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
321Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1379Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1479Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
45A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1300Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
276Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10098Morohashi
111A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
48Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
48Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
208sakade
53Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
123henshall3
174Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
48crowley
30Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
625Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1391Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hou4Pinyin reading
huKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

commence, begin

Kun
はじ.める-はじ.めるはじ.まる
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
244 of 2500
Radical
woman
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

もと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3e5.9The Kanji Dictionary
4346.0Four corner code
1777deroo
59cbUnicode hex code
1-27-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1208Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1203New Nelson (John Haig)
281New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
335Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
211Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
252Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
747Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
809Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
465A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1092Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
545Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6166Morohashi
288A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
494Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
503Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
225sakade
155Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
304henshall3
299Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
321crowley
129Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
439Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
755Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi3Pinyin reading
siKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

end, close, tip, powder, posterity

Kun
すえうらうれ
On
マツバツ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
456 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-5-3SKIP code
0a5.26The Kanji Dictionary
5090.0Four corner code
1464deroo
672bUnicode hex code
1-43-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
177Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2534New Nelson (John Haig)
3505New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4317Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2184Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2940Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
217Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
230Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
528A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
211Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
565Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14420Morohashi
587A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
305Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
305Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
515sakade
616Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
615henshall3
457Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
584Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
1047Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
222Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mo4Pinyin reading
malKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level