末まつ路ろ

also: ばつろ

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Meanings

Often carries a negative or tragic nuance, referring to the final, often unfortunate, outcome of a person's life or career.

悲ひ惨さんな末まつ路ろをたどるto meet a tragic end
その独どく裁さい者しゃは悲ひ惨さんな末まつ路ろをたどった。
The dictator met a tragic end.
末まつ路ろを迎むかえるto meet one's (tragic) fate
彼かれは孤こ独どくな末まつ路ろを迎むかえた。
He met a lonely end.
哀あわれな末まつ路ろa pitiful/miserable end
かつての名めい優ゆうの哀あわれな末まつ路ろが語かたられている。
The pitiful end of the once-great actor is being talked about.

最さい期ごN1
最期 refers specifically to the moment of death, while 末路 describes the broader tragic fate or downfall leading up to one's end.
結けつ末まつN1
結末 is a neutral word for the ending of a story or event, whereas 末路 usually implies a personal and often tragic fate.
終しゅう焉えん
終焉 is a literary term for the end or demise of something, while 末路 more specifically emphasizes the pitiful or ruinous course a person's life took.
果はてN1
末路 specifically means a tragic or ruinous final state, while 果て is broader and can describe any ultimate limit or outcome, good or bad.

末路Usage100%
- まつろ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ばつろ is rare and not normally used.
- ばつろ
ばつろ
Rare reading; the common reading is まつろ.

Compound of 末 (matsu, 'end') and 路 (ro, 'path, road'), literally 'the path at the end', referring to one's final course or fate.