• 月末げつまつ — end of the month
• 年末ねんまつ — end of the year
• 週末しゅうまつ — weekend
• 末すえっ子こ — youngest child
• 始末しまつ — settlement, dealing with
• 期末きまつ — end of a term
• 末永すえながく — forever, for a long time

Although 末 looks similar to the kanji 本ほん, it has a different nuance — 末 refers to the *tip* or *end* part of something, such as the tip of a branch or the final point in time.

Its broad use includes time expressions (like year-end) and family structure (youngest child).

年末ねんまつは 忙いそがしいです。
The end of the year is busy.

週末しゅうまつに 旅行りょこうします。
I will travel on the weekend.

すえ is a useful native reading and often appears in compound words describing the "last" or "final" position.