完結

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 完結(かんけつ) means that a story or connected sequence of content reaches its conclusion; it also appears as 完結する.
• Basic usage: It describes a serial reaching its end or a work containing the whole story within one volume.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Conclusion and interruption
  • 完結 means reaching a conclusion, while 中断 focuses on an ongoing activity being interrupted.
• Difference from 完了
  • 完了 often describes completing a task or procedure, whereas 完結 suits connected content forming a complete whole.