How to say 'Result' in Japanese | 挙げ句

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The Japanese word for Result is 'Ageku', written as 挙げ句 in Japanese.'Result' in hiragana is あげく.

word

挙げ句

Meaning

Result

Reading

あげく

ageku

Kanji

挙Raise 句Phrase, Paragraph

Explanation

The Japanese noun '挙げ句 (あげく)' refers to the final outcome or result of a situation, often implying that the result is negative or undesirable after a series of events. It is commonly used in the structure '～の挙げ句' to emphasize the culmination of a process. For example: After all that effort, he ended up failing「彼は努力の挙げ句、失敗した」(かれはどりょくのあげく、しっぱいした). After arguing for hours, they broke up「何時間も議論した挙げ句、彼らは別れた」(なんじかんもぎろんしたあげく、かれらはわかれた). This word carries a nuance of inevitability or resignation about the outcome.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6162

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 挙げ句

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

挙

Meaning

Raise

kanji

句

Meaning

Phrase, Paragraph

Hiragana in the Word 挙げ句

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

げ

Reading

Words Related to 挙げ句 Through the Kanji 挙

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 挙 as well.

word

挙げる

Meaning

Raise, List

word

選挙

Meaning

Election

Words Related to 挙げ句 Through the Kanji 句

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 句 as well.

word

文句

Meaning

Phrase, Complaint

word

句

Meaning

Phrase

word

慣用句

Meaning

Idiom

word

俳句

Meaning

Haiku

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'Ageku' means 'Result' .

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