結けつ末まつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Refers to the final part or result of a story, event, or process. Often used for narrative endings or the resolution of a matter.

〈事こと〉が結けつ末まつを迎むかえるfor something to reach its conclusion
長ながい争あらそいがようやく結けつ末まつを迎むかえた。
The long dispute finally reached its conclusion.
結けつ末まつをつけるto put an end to something, to settle a matter
二人ふたりの関かん係けいにきちんと結けつ末まつをつけたかった。
I wanted to properly bring closure to the relationship between the two of us.
〈事こと〉という結けつ末まつになるto end up in a certain kind of outcome
計けい画かくは失しっ敗ぱいという結けつ末まつになった。
The plan ended in failure.
意い外がいな結けつ末まつan unexpected ending
この小しょう説せつは意い外がいな結けつ末まつで読どく者しゃを驚おどろかせた。
This novel surprised readers with an unexpected ending.

終おわりN5
終わり is the plain, general word for 'end', while 結末 specifically points to the resolution or outcome of a story or event.
結けっ果かN3
結果 emphasizes the consequence or result of an action, while 結末 emphasizes the final, concluding part of a narrative or sequence.
顛てん末まつ
顛末 refers to the whole course of events from start to finish, while 結末 refers only to how it ends.
末まつ路ろ
末路 carries a negative nuance of a ruinous or tragic end, whereas 結末 is neutral and can describe any kind of ending.

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結けっ局きょくN3
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.
結むすびN1
結末 specifically means the outcome or resolution of a story or event, while 結び refers more broadly to the closing part of a speech, essay, or ceremony.
終しゅう局きょく
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.
落おち
結末 is a formal word for the conclusion or ending of a story, while 落ち is more colloquial and often implies an ironic or amusing twist to how things turned out.
エンド
結末 refers specifically to the conclusion or outcome of a story and sounds more formal or literary than エンド.
終しゅう末まつ
結末 refers to the outcome or resolution of a story or sequence of events, while 終末 focuses on the final ending point itself.
エンディング
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.
幕まく切ぎれ
結末 focuses on how a story or plot resolves, while 幕切れ stresses the abrupt or striking finality of the moment itself.

始はじまりN3
始まり means the beginning of something, the direct opposite of 結末, which is the ending.
発ほっ端たんN1
発端 marks the beginning of a story or chain of events, while 結末 marks its ending or conclusion.

終しゅう末まつ
終末 usually means the end of the world or an ultimate, cataclysmic end, while 結末 is the neutral conclusion of a story or matter.

Compound of 結 (けつ, 'tie, bind, conclude') and 末 (まつ, 'end, tip'). The combination conveys the idea of a final tying-up or conclusion.