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果て (はて) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
noun
end ; extremity ; limit
Refers to the farthest point or boundary of something physical or abstract; often used in phrases like 果てしない (endless) or 世界の果て (the ends of the earth).
は
て
は
まだ
誰だれ
も
見み
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こと
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ない
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No one has yet seen the edge of the universe.
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noun
result ; outcome ; consequence
Used for the final result or outcome of a process, often with a nuance of reaching the end of a long or difficult situation; common in expressions like 果ての果て (in the end, after all).
Written forms 果は て Usage 72%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common usage.
はて Usage 17%
涯はて Usage 7%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in literary or older texts.
果はて Usage 4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard standalone spelling for this word.
涯は て Usage <1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard standalone spelling for this word.
Kanji 果 fruit, reward, carry out Similar words 終お わり 終わり is the general word for 'end' or 'finish' of an event or period, while 果て emphasizes the extreme limit or final outcome, often with a more dramatic or literary nuance.
結けっ 果か 結果 is a neutral, common word for 'result' or 'outcome', whereas 果て in the result sense carries a nuance of something reached after a long process or at the very end.
Etymology Derived from the verb 果てる (はてる, 'to end, to die'), which itself comes from classical Japanese. The noun form 果て has been used since Old Japanese to mean the extreme end or final outcome.
