How to say "eventual" in Japanese

• 最終的さいしゅうてきCommon
  na-adjectiveCovers 'eventual' in the temporal sense: the result reached at the end of a process or after delay — the eventual winner, the eventual outcome of negotiations. Use it where English says 'in the end.'
  われわれは最終的さいしゅうてき決定けっていを行おこなった。↗

  We've made a final decision.
• 究極きゅうきょくJLPT N1approx.Common
  no-adjective, suru verb, intransitive verbReally means 'ultimate': the extreme or final degree of something, an ultimate goal or ultimate choice. For 'eventual' describing an outcome reached later in time, it is seldom the word you want.
  人類じんるいの究極きゅうきょく的てき運命うんめいはどうなるであろうか。↗

  What is man's ultimate destiny?

For 'eventual' meaning the outcome reached at the end of a process, use 最終的; 究極 really means 'ultimate' — the extreme or final form of something — and is seldom the word you want for 'eventual'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 最終的さいしゅうてきfinal
• 究極きゅうきょくultimate