あげく
Ageku
Other forms: 揚げ句、挙げ句、揚句
挙句 (Ageku) is a Japanese adverb meaning “after (a long process), at the end of, last line (of a renga)”.
Meanings
- adverb, nounafter (a long process); at the end ofusu. after plain past verb, or as ...の～; also as ～に
- nounlast line (of a renga)
Examples
散々考えた挙げ句その計画を実行にうつした。
After thinking long and hard, I put the plan into practice.
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.
コンピューターを物色して歩いたあげく、デイヴィドより２００ドル安い値段で手に入れた。
I shopped around for my computer and ended up paying $200 less than David.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).