adverb
after all; in the end; in short
A somewhat formal or literary adverb used to sum up a situation or conclusion, similar to 結局 or 要するに.
彼の努力も畢竟は無駄に終わった。
His efforts, after all, ended in vain.
畢竟、この問題は金で解決できるものでは
In short, this problem cannot be solved with money.
noun
absoluteness (Buddhist term)
A technical Buddhist term referring to the ultimate, absolute nature of reality. Rare outside specialized contexts.
仏教では、畢竟の真理を悟ることが究極の目的とされる。
In Buddhism, realizing the ultimate truth of absoluteness is considered the final goal.
The word is of Chinese origin (Sino-Japanese), composed of 畢 (end, finish) and 竟 (finally, after all). The Buddhist sense derives from the Sanskrit term atyanta.