ビターエンド

noun

bittersweet ending

Wasei-eigo from English 'bitter end', used for a story ending that is not purely happy but has a mix of sadness and hope, common in film and novel criticism.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from bitter end

• この映えい画がはビターエンドで、観かん客きゃくに深ふかい余よ韻いんを残のこす。

  This movie has a bittersweet ending, leaving a deep aftertaste for the audience.

• 彼かの女じょの小しょう説せつはいつもビターエンドだ。

  Her novels always have bittersweet endings.