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Japanese symbol for “conclusion”

Romaji: ketsuron
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.)

In Japanese, conclusion is , read (ketsuron).

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Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.)
  2. n conclusion (logic)

Kanji and stroke order

tie, bind, contract
on: ケツ、ケチ
kun: むす.ぶ、ゆ.う、ゆ.わえる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
argument, discourse
on: ロン
kun: あげつら.う
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “conclusion”

WordReadingMeaning
さいご saigoend; conclusion
しゅうりょう shuuryouend; close; conclusion
はんだん handanjudgment; judgement; decision
おわり owariend; ending; close
けっちゃく ketchakuconclusion; decision; end

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けっか kekkaresult; consequence; outcome
けっこん kekkonmarriage
けっきょく kekkyokuafter all; in the end; ultimately
けっこう kekkousplendid; nice; wonderful
けっせい kesseiformation; combination
ぎろん gironargument; discussion; dispute
りろん rirontheory
ろんぶん ronbunthesis; essay; treatise

See also: Chinese symbol for “conclusion”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.