How to say "Ultimately" or "In the end" in Japanese
If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Ultimately" or "In the end" you've come to the right place!
the Japanese word for "Ultimately" or "In the end" is "Ageku", written in japanese as "挙げ句".
Here's a more detailed explanation:
The noun '挙げ句 (あげく)' means 'ultimately' or 'in the end'. It is used to indicate the final outcome or conclusion of a sequence of events. It implies that after various actions or circumstances, the final result is what is being described. For example: In the end, he decided to go to the party - (挙げ句、彼はパーティーに行くことにした). Ultimately, the project was a success - (挙げ句、そのプロジェクトは成功だった).
The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:
The kanji "挙" means "Raise" and can be read as "A" and "Kyo". And The kanji "句" means "Phrase" and "Paragraph" and can be read as "Ku".
Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.
What does "Ageku" mean in japanese?
"Ageku" means "Ultimately" or "In the end" .
To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:
What is the Kanji for raise?What is the Kanji for phrase and paragraph?If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:
How to write "Ultimately" or "In the end" in Japanese
To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.
But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.
This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:
The hiragana "げ" is read as "ge". The hiragana "あ" is read as "a". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".
About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.