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To arrive at or experience the final outcome of a process, story, or situation.
長い戦争がついに結末を迎えた。
The long war finally reached its conclusion.
この小説は主人公が結末を迎えるところで終わる。
This novel ends with the protagonist reaching their conclusion.
Often used in contexts involving stories, conflicts, or significant events where a definitive outcome is reached.
This phrase is particularly useful when discussing the ending of books, movies, or historical events. For example, 'その映画は悲しい結末を迎えた' (That movie reached a sad ending).
This phrase is best suited for significant or formal conclusions. Avoid using it for everyday endings like 'the meeting ended' (会議は終わった).
The phrase combines 結末 (けつまつ, 'conclusion' or 'end') and 迎える (むかえる, 'to meet' or 'to welcome'). 結末 is a noun meaning the final outcome of a story or event, while 迎える is a verb meaning to face, meet, or welcome. The combination creates a phrase that literally means 'to meet the conclusion' but is used idiomatically to mean 'to reach a conclusion.'
This phrase is commonly used in both formal and narrative contexts to describe the final stage of a process or story. It is more literary or formal than casual expressions like '終わる' (to end) or '終わる' (to finish).