結局

Word

結局

Reading

けっきょく

Level

N3

Part of speech

adverb

Meaning

after all / eventually

Example

結局、彼はパーティーに来なかった。 In the end, he didn't come to the party.

Confused with

結論 (ketsuron) means conclusion (noun), whereas 結局 is often used as an adverb meaning 'after all'.

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