結論

けつろん · ketsuron · JLPT N3 · noun

decision

🪢 結論 = tie + argument: the knot that ties an argument off

結 (ketsu) means to tie or bind, as in 結婚 (marriage). 論 (ron) means argument or discussion, as in 理論 (theory). A conclusion is where the discussion gets tied off.

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