終しゅう局きょく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

General term for the final part or conclusion of an event, story, or process. Often used in formal or narrative contexts.

終しゅう

局きょく

を

迎むか

え

た

。

The incident finally reached its conclusion.

終しゅう局きょくの場ば面めんで観かん客きゃくは涙なみだを流ながした。

The audience shed tears at the final scene.

2

endgame; final stage of a board game

Specifically used in games like go or shogi to refer to the final phase where the outcome is decided.

〈事こと〉が終しゅう局きょくを迎むかえるfor something to reach its conclusion
長ながい交こう渉しょうがついに終しゅう局きょくを迎むかえた。
The long negotiations finally reached their conclusion.
対たい局きょくが終しゅう局きょくに入はいるfor a match (of go/shogi) to enter its endgame
両りょう者しゃの対たい局きょくはいよいよ終しゅう局きょくに入はいった。
The match between the two players finally entered its endgame.
〈事こと〉が終しゅう局きょくするfor something to come to an end
内ない戦せんは数すう年ねん後ごに終しゅう局きょくした。
The civil war came to an end several years later.
終しゅう局きょくまで〈動どう詞し〉to do something until the very end
彼かれは終しゅう局きょくまで諦あきらめなかった。
He never gave up until the very end.

結けつ末まつN1sense 1
結末 focuses on the emotional or narrative outcome of a story or event, while 終局 is a more formal term for the concluding phase of any process.
終しゅう盤ばん sense 2
終盤 describes the final phase leading up to the end of a game or event, while 終局 in a game context refers to the actual endgame where the result is settled.
終しゅう結けつ sense 1
終結 emphasizes the formal termination of an event such as a war or negotiation, whereas 終局 more broadly denotes the final stage of a process or narrative.
大おお詰づめ sense 1
大詰め refers to the climactic final stretch just before the end, while 終局 refers to the end itself, including the concluding moment.

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最さい終しゅうN3sense 1
最終 simply means 'last' in a sequence (e.g. 最終列車), while 終局 specifically points to the concluding phase or outcome of a process.
結けっ局きょくN3
結局 in its game sense and 終局 both refer to the end of a match like go or shogi, but 終局 is the more formal, technical term used to describe that ending.

開かい始しN3sense 1
開始 means the start of something, the direct opposite of 終局, which marks its final stage or conclusion.
序じょ盤ばん sense 2
序盤 is the opening phase of a game like go or shogi, the opposite of 終局, the endgame phase where the result is decided.

From 終 (end) + 局 (situation, phase). The combination naturally yields the meaning of the final stage or conclusion of a matter.