むすび・結びmusubi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounending; conclusion
2. nounjoin; union; connecting
3. nounknot; knotting
4. noun, foodonigiri; rice ball

• Synonym終わりおわりNeutralThe general word for an end or ending, also the end of one's life; 「結び」 usually refers to the closing of a text or speech and can also mean a knot.
• Synonym終結しゅうけつWrittenThe end or settlement of wars, events and the like, as in 「戦争の終結」; written. 「結び」 usually means the close of a text or speech, or a knot.
• Synonym終幕しゅうまくWrittenThe final act of a play, figuratively the close of an event; 「結び」 refers to the close of a text or speech and carries no theatrical metaphor.
• Synonym最後さいごNeutralThe last or final one, as in 「最後の一人」「文章の最後」; stresses position at the end rather than how content is wrapped up.
• Synonym終了しゅうりょうNeutralSomething coming completely to an end or being ended, as in 「試合終了」; 「結び」 usually means the final closing part and can also mean a knot.
• Synonym結末けつまつNeutralThe final outcome of a story or event, as in 「意外な結末」; 「結び」 focuses on how a text or speech is brought to a close.
• Synonym終局しゅうきょくWrittenThe end of a game of go or shogi, or the final settlement of affairs; written. 「結び」 is the closing part itself, not the final stretch before something ends.
• Synonym決着けっちゃくNeutralA matter being settled or decided, or a contest decided, as in 「決着がつく」; 「結び」 is the close of a speech or text.
• Synonym完結かんけつWrittenA continuing thing being fully completed, as in 「シリーズ完結」; not limited to works. 「結び」 usually means the closing part and can also mean a knot.
• Synonym幕切れまくぎれWrittenThe scene of a curtain falling in a play, figuratively how an event closes; more than 「結び」 it stresses the scene at the end, with a stage metaphor.
• SynonymエンディングNeutralA loanword for the ending or credits of films, games and other works; 「結び」 can also mean the close of an ordinary speech or a knot.
• SynonymフィニッシュNeutralFinishing or wrapping up, often the final movement in sports; 「結び」 usually means the close of a text or speech and also a knot.
• SynonymラストCasualA loanword for the last part or ending, as in 「ラストシーン」; colloquial. 「結び」 can also mean tying or a knot and is common for closing a text.
• Synonym仕舞いしまいCasualBeing finished or over, as in 「店じまい」「おしまい」; mostly colloquial. 「結び」 can also mean the closing part of a speech or a knot.
• Synonym終止しゅうしWrittenTermination or cessation, as in 「終止符を打つ」, also the end of a paragraph; 「結び」 can also mean the closing part or a knot.
• Synonym終決しゅうけつWrittenA matter ending once a decision is reached; written and rare. 「結び」 can also mean the closing part; in everyday speech use 「終結」 for an event ending.
• Synonym締めくくりしめくくりNeutralGathering content together and closing it off, as in 「一年の締めくくり」; close to 「結び」 in the ending sense but stresses summing up and wrapping up.
• Synonym完かんWrittenWritten: completion or being complete; often marked at the end of a work, also a suffix. Unlike 「結び」, it is not the closing of a text or speech and has no knot sense.
• Related最終さいしゅうNeutralLast in order, also the last train or bus of the day, as in 「最終電車」; 「結び」 is the closing part that wraps up the content.
• Antonym解きNeutralUntying; it is the opposite of 「結び」 in its knot sense—undoing a knot already tied—not in the sense of the end of a text.
• AntonymほどきNeutralUndoing or unpicking knots and seams; it opposes the knotting and joining senses of 「結び」, releasing a connection already made.

Use 「結び」 for the closing of a text or speech, as in 「結びの言葉」, or for a knot, as in 「蝶結び」; rice balls are also called 「おむすび」. For ending in general say 「終わり」, for the outcome of a story or event 「結末」, and for summing up and closing off 「締めくくり」.

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

1. 結むすぶこと。また、結むすんだ部分ぶぶん。
2. 終おわり、終しまい。
3. おむすび、握り飯にぎりめし。
4. 係り結かかりむすび。
5. 「むすぶ」の連用形れんようけい。