終章

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 終章 is read as しゅうしょう and is a noun for the final chapter of a work.
• Basic usage: Link the work with の in 小説の終章, and use 終章で for something revealed in that chapter.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Not automatically an afterword
  • It identifies the work's last chapter and need not be a separate commentary placed after the main text.
• Restriction with だけ
  • 終章だけを読み返す means rereading only the last chapter among the available chapters.