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あげく
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. after (a long process); at the end of
usu. after plain past verb, or as ...の～; also as ～に
In the end, I couldn't even get a haircut, so it was the worst.
Noun
2. last line (of a renga)
Alt. forms
あげく
37%
挙あげ句く
35%
挙あげ句く
21%
揚あげ句く
3%
揚あげ句く
2%
Pitch accent
あ
げく
Top 8600
Used in: 1625
Composed of
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
Examples (4 in total)
After hesitating for a long time, I decided to laugh.
In the end, I couldn't even get a haircut, so it was the worst.
After much agonizing, I give a wry smile and a shrug.
After agonizing over how to judge it, I decided to ask the person directly.