末路(まつろ)

まつろ
noun
end, fate, downfall
1. end, fate, final days, downfall
The final outcome or conclusion of something, often with negative connotations implying decline or ruin.
悲惨(ひさん)な末路(まつろ)を辿(たど)る。
To meet a tragic end.
独裁者(どくさいしゃ)の末路(まつろ)は哀(あわ)れだった。
The dictator's end was pitiful.
欲(よく)に目(め)が眩(くら)んだ者(もの)の末路(まつろ)は、いつも同(おな)じだ。
The fate of those blinded by greed is always the same.

末路(まつろ) typically carries negative connotations, referring to a tragic or unfortunate end.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 悲惨(ひさん)な末路(まつろ): tragic end
  • 哀(あわ)れな末路(まつろ): pitiful fate
  • 末路(まつろ)を辿(たど)る: to follow a path to one's end

NUANCE:
Used more for dramatic or literary effect. Implies a decline from a previous state of power or fortune.

RELATED EXPRESSIONS:

  • 結末(けつまつ): conclusion, ending
  • 最期(さいご): one's final moments, death
  • 行(ゆ)く末(すえ): future, fate
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Added 2026.2.4 21:11
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