結論
けつろん
hepburn ketsuron
conclusion
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 長い議論の後、やっと結論が出ました。After a long discussion, a conclusion was finally reached.
- まだ結論を出すのは早いです。It is still too early to draw a conclusion.
Collocations
結論が出る結論を出す結論に達する同じ結論結論として
Mnemonic
結論 ketsuron — 結 (to tie, to conclude) + 論 (argument, discussion). Tying up (結) a discussion (論) is a conclusion. 結 means to knot (結ぶ), 論 is debate. Note 結論を出す (to draw a conclusion, transitive) vs 結論が出る (a conclusion emerges, intransitive). Logic vocabulary with 理由 (partial-1) and 意見 (partial-5).
Quick check
What is the difference between 結論を出す and 結論が出る?