Japanese word

完結

Pronunciation

Romajikanketsu

Meaning

  • nounconclusion

Example

このシリーズは十巻で完結しました。ko no shi rī zu wa jū kan de kan ketsu shi ma shi ta

This series concluded in ten volumes.

Illustration for 完結 (conclusion)

More examples

読者は物語の完結を待ち望んでいました。doku sha wa monogatari no kan ketsu o ma chi nozo n de i ma shi ta

Readers had been eagerly awaiting the conclusion of the story.

Core concept

Describes a process, story, or series as having reached its intended end and become whole.

Common phrases

  • 物語の完結monogatari no kan ketsu

    completion of a story

  • 完結に至るkan ketsu ni ita ru

    reach completion

  • 完結を待つkan ketsu o ma tsu

    await the conclusion

Similar words

終了shūryō: The end of an activity, event, or period, whether or not it was planned.
完了kanryō: The state in which a task or process is fully finished.
結末ketsumatsu: The final outcome or ending of a story, event, or situation.

Definition in Japanese

物事や物語などが最後までまとまり、それ以上続かない状態になること。mono goto ya monogatari na do ga sai go ma de ma to ma ri so re i jō tsuzu ka na i jō tai ni na ru ko to

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese word 完結 (kanketsu) combines 完 (kan, "complete") and 結 (ketsu, "tie"), expressing a complete ending.

Usage tips

  • Japanese publishing notices use 完結 (kanketsu) to mark the point at which a manga or novel series reaches its planned final volume.

Other meanings

  • completionnoun

Related words

  • 完結性kanketsuseicompletenessnoun

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