顛末

Japanese

Kanji in this term
顛	末
てん Hyōgaiji	まつ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
顚末 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 頂(いただき) (itadaki, “summit”) and 末(すえ) (sue, “end”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞mːa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

顛(てん)末(まつ) • (tenmatsu) 

1. the full story; the entire progress of an event