末路

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Chinese

end; final stage; latter part road; path; way
simp. and trad.
(末路)

Pronunciation


Noun

末路

  1. (literary) end of the road
  2. (figurative) dead end; impasse; end
  3. (literary) final period of a dynasty or a person's life; last days
  4. (literary) last (in sequence)

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ばつ
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
on'yomi
Kanji in this term
まつ
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(まつ)() or (ばつ)() (matsuro or batsuro

  1. end of the road
  2. final period of a dynasty or a person's life; last days
    頑張(がんば)らない(ひと)末路(まつろ)
    ganbaranai hito no matsuro
    fate of a person who does not persevere
  3. state of decline after glory