Japanese word

エンディング

Pronunciation

Romajiendingu

Meaning

  • nounending

Example

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.

Illustration for エンディング (ending)

More examples

視聴者の反応でエンディングが変わる作品もあります。shi chō sha no han nō de e n di n gu ga ka wa ru saku hin mo a ri ma su

Some works have endings that change based on viewer reactions.

Core concept

Focuses on the point at which a narrative reaches its final events and outcome.

Common phrases

  • 物語のエンディングmonogatari no e n di n gu

    the ending of a story

  • 意外なエンディングi gai na e n di n gu

    unexpected ending

  • エンディングロールe n di n gu rō ru

    ending credits

Similar words

結末ketsumatsu: The final events of a narrative and the outcome they produce.
終幕shūmaku: The final scene or part that brings a narrative to a close.
幕切れmakugire: The way an event, story, or performance comes to an end.

Definition in Japanese

物語や作品などの最後に位置する部分。monogatari ya saku hin na do no sai go ni i chi su ru bu bun

Word origin

The Japanese エンディング (endingu, "ending") comes from English ending, derived from end plus -ing.

Usage tips

  • English uses ending for both the final events of a story and the way those events resolve, as in an unexpected ending.

Other meanings

  • finalenoun

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