エンディング

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Commonly used for the ending of a story, movie, game, or event. Often appears in compounds like エンディングテーマ (ending theme).

〈物もの〉がエンディングを迎むかえるfor a story/game/movie to reach its ending
長ながかった物もの語がたりがついにエンディングを迎むかえた。
The long story finally reached its ending.
エンディングが流ながれるfor the ending theme/credits to play
映えい画がのエンディングが流ながれると、観かん客きゃくは静しずかに席せきを立たった。
When the movie's ending started playing, the audience quietly got up from their seats.
エンディングを見み届とどけるto watch/see through to the ending
最さい後ごまでゲームのエンディングを見み届とどけた。
I watched the game's ending all the way through.

終おわりN5
終わり is the plain, general Japanese word for 'end,' while エンディング specifically refers to the closing segment of a story, movie, or game.
結けつ末まつN1
結末 emphasizes how a story's plot is resolved, whereas エンディング refers more to the actual final scene or segment presented to the audience.
ラスト
ラスト is a casual loanword meaning 'the last part' in general, while エンディング is specifically the concluding portion of a narrative work.
ＥＤ
エンディング is the full katakana word for the closing theme or credits, while ＥＤ is the shortened form used especially in writing and fan speech.
フィナーレ
エンディング is a neutral word for the ending of any event, story, or broadcast, while フィナーレ implies a grand, climactic conclusion.

オープニング
オープニング is the opening segment of a work, directly opposite エンディング, its closing segment.

Borrowed from English 'ending'.