full details; whole story; circumstances
Refers to the complete account or particulars of an incident or event, from beginning to end. Often used in formal or narrative contexts.
Please report the full details of the accident.
He told the whole story of the incident from beginning to end.
顛末 is a slightly literary word for the full story from start to finish, while 経緯 is more neutral and commonly used in formal explanations.
Standard kanji form. The first character 顛 is a 表外漢字 (non-jōyō), but this compound is well-established.
Variant form using 顚, an older or alternative character for the same meaning. Rarely used in modern writing.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji are considered difficult or obscure.
Compound of 顛 (てん, 'top; beginning') and 末 (まつ, 'end'), literally 'beginning and end', referring to the full course of an event.