Meaning of 揚げ句 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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揚げ句, 揚句, 挙げ句, 挙句
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Kana Readingあげく
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Romajiageku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
- Meaning
- in the end (after a long process); finally; after all; at last
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Example Sentences
揚げ句, 揚句, 挙げ句, 挙句, あげく used in context
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勝手に水質検査を行ったあげく浄水器を売りつけるなど、悪質な訪問販売が多発しています。
There are frequent instances of malicious door-to-door selling, such as pushing water purifiers on people after carrying out water quality tests without permission.
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All she got for her pains was ingratitude.
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I accepted the offer after due consideration.
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After thinking long and hard, I put the plan into practice.
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In the end, he landed in jail.
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挙げ句の果てにクビになった。
And on top of it all, I was fired.
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