終点

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 終点(しゅうてん) refers to the endpoint of a route or stretch of travel.
• Basic usage: It describes a bus's final stop or the place where a particular route ends.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 終電
  • 終点 is an ending location, while 終電 is the last train or tram of the day.
• Personal destination and the route's end
  • 目的地 is where one intends to go, so it does not necessarily coincide with 終点.
  • 終点まで marks the extent of travel as far as the route's endpoint.