結論|けつろんketsuron[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbconclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.)
   二人ふたりは同おなじ結論けつろんに到達とうたつした。↗

   The two came to the same conclusion.
2. noun, logicconclusion

• Synonym帰結きけつWrittenWritten/formal prose. The conclusion or result an argument or action finally leads to, as in 「当然の帰結」; 「結論」 is the judgment you reach after thinking.
• Related決定けっていNeutralSomething clearly settled, as in 「開催が決定する」; the stress is on making the final call, while 「結論」 stresses the judgment reached through thought.
• Related判断はんだんNeutralA judgment made by weighing and thinking, as in 「判断を誤る」; it can be the process itself, while 「結論」 is the final point that thinking lands on.
• Related決断けつだんNeutralDeciding without hesitation, as in 「決断を下す」; it highlights firm resolve of will, while 「結論」 highlights the judgment reached after consideration.
• Related判定はんていWrittenWritten/formal prose. Judging right or wrong, win or loss against a standard, as in 「判定勝ち」; typical of matches and tests, while 「結論」 suits discussion and research.
• Related議決ぎけつWrittenWritten/formal prose. A decision a deliberative body reaches by vote, as in 「議決権」; it refers only to decisions of meetings, councils, assemblies and the like.
• Related裁決さいけつWrittenWritten/formal prose. A legal term for the ruling an administrative organ makes on a dispute; not a word for everyday decisions.
• Related結論づけるけつろんづけるNeutralNeutral verb for drawing or reaching a conclusion, as in 「原因は不明と結論づける」; used mostly in reports and papers.
• Related断案だんあんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A rare word for a conclusion or determination; in everyday speech you would simply say 「結論」.
• Antonym前提ぜんていNeutralThe starting point or prerequisite of an inference, as in 「結婚を前提に付き合う」; it stands at the beginning where 「結論」 stands at the end.
• Antonym仮定かていWrittenWritten/formal prose. A condition assumed for the sake of argument, as in 「仮定の話」; it is still undecided, unlike the settled 「結論」.

Use 「結論」 for the judgment a discussion or study ends with. 「決定」 is settling something, 「決断」 deciding without hesitation, 「判断」 the judging process, and 「判定」 a ruling in matches or tests. 「議決」 is a vote by an assembly; 「帰結」 is a written word for what an argument or action finally leads to. 「結論づける」 is the verb 'to conclude'. 「前提」 and 「仮定」 are starting points, not the end.

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

1. 議論ぎろんしたり考かんがえたりした末すえに決定けっていした判断はんだん。
2. 推論すいろんにおいて前提ぜんていから導き出みちびきだされた命題めいだい。
3. （「～を結論けつろんする」「～と結論けつろんする」の形かたちで）～という結論けつろんを出だす。～が最終的さいしゅうてきな判断はんだんだと決きめる。