This is the 8771st most frequent Japanese word.
末期
"末期" (makki) means "terminal stage" or "final phase," often referring to the end stage of a disease or the final period of something.
末期 (terminal stage): Refers to the final stage or end phase of an illness indicating severity or proximity to a conclusion.
彼は病の末期に入っている。
He is in the terminal stage of his illness.
末期 (final phase): Used to describe the concluding part of an event or technological development as a period of significant changes.
この技術は末期に急速な進化を遂げた。
This technology underwent rapid evolution in its final phase.
末期 (late period): Applies a historical context to describe the concluding period of an era or epoch.