結局|けっきょくkekkyoku[4]odaka (tail-high)

1. adverbafter all; in the end; ultimately; eventually
   ゆっくりと着実ちゃくじつなのが結局けっきょく勝かつ。↗

   Slow and steady wins the race.
2. no-adjectiveconclusion; end
3. nounend of a game of go, shogi, etc.

• SynonymついにNeutralAdverb for something finally happening after a long process, as in 「ついに完成した」 or 「ついに倒産した」; 「結局」 centers on the end result itself.
• SynonymとうとうNeutralAdverb meaning finally or in the end, typically for a situation that has developed to a certain point; common in everyday speech.
• Synonym帰結きけつWrittenWritten noun for the conclusion that an argument or action finally leads to, as in 「当然の帰結」; logical and academic in flavor.
• Synonym所詮しょせんNeutralAdverb meaning after all or ultimately, often with the resigned judgment that something won't amount to much anyway, as in 「所詮は素人だ」.
• Synonym末にすえにWrittenUsually as 「～の末に」, for after a long time or a whole process, as in 「熟考の末に」; leans written and formal.
• SynonymつまるところNeutralAdverb meaning in short or at bottom, used to sum up an argument or conclusion; 「結局」 leans toward the final outcome of events.
• Synonym結局のところけっきょくのところNeutralSet phrase with the same meaning as 「結局」, but with stronger emphasis on the final conclusion.
• Related挙句あげくNeutralUsually as 「～た挙句」, for the result a long process finally lands on, often with a negative shade.
• Related挙句の果てあげくのはてNeutralSet phrase for ending up somewhere after much fuss, usually with a bad result; carries dissatisfaction and stresses how bad it is more than 「結局」.
• RelatedとどのつまりCasualColloquial set phrase meaning in the end or after all, often with the tone that the result fell short of hopes; leans colloquial.
• Antonym途中とちゅうNeutralAntonym: in the middle of a process or halfway along the way, the opposite of the final result 「結局」 points to.
• Antonym最初さいしょNeutralAntonym: at the beginning or at first, the counterpart to 「結局」 at the start of things rather than the end.

Use 「結局」 for the final result after twists and turns. Use 「ついに」 or 「とうとう」 when something finally happens; 「つまるところ」 to sum up an argument; 「挙句の果て」 for bad endings; 「所詮」 for resigned judgments.

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1. 紆余うよ曲折きょくせつを経へて最後さいごに行き着いきついたところ。
2. 紆余うよ曲折きょくせつを経へて最後さいごにある結末けつまつに至いたる様さま。