結局（けっきょく）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 4)
Meaning: after all / in the end
Example sentences
- いろいろ迷ったが、結局買わなかった。 — I agonized over it, but in the end I didn't buy it.
- 結局、みんなの意見が一致した。 — In the end, everyone's opinions matched.
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