結けっ局きょく

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

Very common adverb used when the final result is stated after some process, expectation, hesitation, or failed alternative.

結けっ局きょく、彼かれは会かい議ぎに来こなかった。
In the end, he did not come to the meeting.
安やすい物ものを買かったが、結けっ局きょくすぐ壊こわれて買かい直なおした。
I bought a cheap one, but it soon broke after all and I had to buy another.

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

conclusion; final outcome; in the final analysis

Noun/no-adjective use meaning the final point or outcome; in modern Japanese it is especially natural in the fixed phrase 結局のところ.

Usage patterns

結けっ局きょく、〈事こと〉になるin the end, it turns out that ~ / things end up ~
結けっ局きょく、旅りょ行こうは中ちゅう止しになった。
In the end, the trip was cancelled.
結けっ局きょく、〈動どう詞し〉ことにしたin the end, decided to do ~
結けっ局きょく、彼かれと別わかれることにした。
In the end, I decided to break up with him.

Expressions

結けっ局きょくのところin the end; at the end of the day; after all

Kanji

結tie, bind, contract
局bureau, board, office

Related words· 17

ついにN3sense 1
結局 frames the ending as the result you arrive at after weighing the whole situation, while ついに stresses that a long-awaited or long-building event has finally occurred.
結けつ末まつN1sense 2
結局 as a noun means the final point reached after deliberation, while 結末 specifically means the ending of a story, incident, or process.
終しゅう局きょく sense 3
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.
等とう々とう sense 1
結局 is a neutral 'in the end' that can introduce any outcome, whereas とうとう often carries a stronger sense of something finally happening after a long process, frequently with a note of inevitability.

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所しょ詮せんN1
結局 states the final outcome neutrally, while 所詮 adds a tone of resignation that the outcome could not have been avoided.
挙あげ句くN1
結局 is a general, neutral way to say 'in the end', while 挙句 specifically implies a long or troublesome process leading to that (often negative) result.
どうしてもN3
結局 simply marks the final outcome after everything is considered, whereas どうしても in this sense still hints at inevitability or lack of alternatives.
挙あげ句くの果はてN1
結局 is a neutral, everyday word for 'in the end/ultimately', whereas 挙句の果て adds a strong negative or exasperated nuance about how a long process turned out.
やはりN4
結局 focuses purely on the final outcome without necessarily implying it matched an expectation, while やはり keeps a lingering 'just as I thought' nuance even in its 'after all' sense.
最さい終しゅう的てき
結局 is an adverb meaning 'in the end/after all' with a nuance of unexpected or ironic outcome, whereas 最終的（に）describes the plain final stage of a process.
末すえに
結局 simply marks the final outcome of a situation without necessarily implying a long, hard process, whereas 末に stresses the effort or time spent before the result.
なんといってもN1
結局 focuses on the final outcome ('in the end'), while 何と言っても emphasizes the speaker's firm conviction regardless of others' opinions.
やっぱりN4
結局 focuses on the final outcome of a process, whereas やっぱり (sense 'after all') adds a sense that the outcome matches what one expected.
つまりN3
結局 highlights the final outcome or result of events, while つまり highlights what something means or amounts to.
とうとうN4
結局 means "in the end/after all" and focuses on the final outcome, whereas 到頭 emphasizes the long process leading up to that moment.
要ようは
結局 means 'in the end' or 'after all', focusing on the final outcome, while 要は focuses on distilling the core point rather than a chronological conclusion.
なんだかんだN2
結局 plainly means 'in the end,' while なんだかんだ (especially as なんだかんだで) implies that the outcome came after various unstated things happened.

Written forms

結けっ局きょくUsage98%
Standard high-frequency kanji spelling for both the adverbial and noun uses.
けっきょくUsage2%
Kana spelling is also seen in informal or softer writing, but the kanji form is the normal dictionary headword.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 結, associated with tying together or bringing to a close, and 局, associated with a situation, stage, or game position. The spelling conventionally points to a final state or conclusion; this is a practical component explanation rather than a precise historical derivation.