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エピローグ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

エピローグ

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Meanings

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A concluding section of a literary work, performance, or event. Used in the same way as the English word.

小しょう説せつのエピローグで、主しゅ人じん公こうのその後ごが語かた

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In the novel's epilogue, the protagonist's later life was described.

彼かれのスピーチが会かい議ぎのエピローグとなった。

His speech served as the epilogue to the conference.

Related words

プロローグ
プロローグ is the prologue or introduction, while エピローグ is the epilogue or conclusion.
結むすび
結び is a native Japanese word for 'conclusion' or 'ending', used more broadly than エピローグ, which specifically refers to a literary or formal epilogue.

Opposites

プロローグ
プロローグ is the opening section of a work, while エピローグ is the closing section.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'epilogue', ultimately from Greek 'epilogos'.