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成れの果て (なれのはて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression
mere shadow of one's former self ; ruin of what one once was
Describes a person or thing that has fallen into a wretched state, a mere remnant of its former glory. Often used with a negative or pitiful connotation.
、
今いま
で
は
成な
れの
果は
て
だ
。
The once-famous team is now just a ruin of what it used to be.
Written forms 成な れの 果は て
なれの 果は て
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in less formal writing.
Kanji 果 fruit, reward, carry out Similar words 落お ちぶれる A verb meaning 'to be reduced to poverty' or 'to come down in the world'; 成れの果て is a noun phrase focusing on the pitiful end state.
末まつ 路ろ Means 'one's end' or 'fate', often used in a negative sense, but more neutral and less vivid than 成れの果て.
Etymology From 成れ (the 連用形 of 成る, 'to become') + の (possessive particle) + 果て ('end, result'), literally 'the end of becoming'. The phrase implies a final, often miserable, outcome.
