English–Japanese

“ending” in Japanese

Japanese

Romajiketsumatsu

物語の結末を知りたいです。monogatari no ketsu matsu o shi ri ta i de su

I want to know the ending of the story.

“Ending” in Japanese is 結末 (ketsumatsu).

Describes the final point a story or event reaches, with attention to how it turns out.

読者は最後まで結末を予想できません。doku sha wa sai go ma de ketsu matsu o yo sō de ki ma se n

Readers cannot predict the ending until the very end.

In Japanese reviews, 結末 (ketsumatsu) usually refers to how a story ends, while 結果 (kekka) more often refers to the result of an action or event.

endingu

nounending

この物語のエンディングは予想外です。ko no monogatari no e n di n gu wa yo sō gai de su

The ending of this story is unexpected.