noun, takes genitive case の

  1. end, final.
  2. end of life, death.

adverb

  1. never, not at all.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
つい
つい
つい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

end, finish
お.わる シュウ おわ.る (3rd, N4)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
winter
ふゆ トウ (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)