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Kanji Detail for 成 - "to become, to accomplish"

成

  • Meaning

    成 means "to become, to accomplish." Also associated with form.

    1. Become - To grow into; to turn into.

    2. Accomplish - To achieve; to complete.

    3. Form - To take shape.

  • Words using 成

    • 成長 せいちょう Listen growth; development; growing up
    • 成果 せいか Listen (good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors)
    • 成立 せいりつ Listen formation; establishment; materialization
    • 編成 へんせい Listen composition; formation; organization
    • 賛成 さんせい Listen approval; agreement; support
    • 成功 せいこう Listen success; achievement; succeeding (in life)
    • 成績 せいせき Listen results; record; grades
    • 構成 こうせい Listen composition; construction; formation

  • Four-character idioms with 成

    • 既成事実 きせいじじつ Listen established fact; fait accompli
    • 既成概念 きせいがいねん Listen stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
    • 一気呵成 いっきかせい Listen finishing in one go; completing in one sitting; (doing something) in a single breath
    • 創業守成 そうぎょうしゅせい Listen starting an enterprise and (or) carrying it to final success
    • 即身成仏 そくしんじょうぶつ Listen attainment of Buddhahood during life
    • 大器晩成 たいきばんせい Listen great talents mature late

  • Tattoo check: 成

    • Verified meaning: to become, to accomplish
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, おさむ, さだむ, しげ)
    • Also carries these associations: form

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 成

    Given names 成(あきら)Listen 成(おさむ)Listen 成(しげる)Listen 成(すすむ)Listen 成(せい)Listen 成(そん)Listen

    Surnames 成(さだむ)Listen 成(しげ)Listen 成(じょう)Listen 成(しん)Listen 成(せいじ)Listen 成(そよん)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    turn into; become; get; grow; elapse; reach

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    completed, finished, fixed

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To accomplish. All completing work is 成. Such as buildings being 落成; retiring from office being 宦成. | To establish. Such as 大器晚成, meaning one who succeeds late. From (Laozi). Also, those of high virtue and deep experience are 老成. See (Book of Documents). | What is already settled is 成. Such as 守成, meaning inheriting from the founder. Prejudices that cannot be changed are 成心, 成見. | To conclude. One piece of music is one 成. (Documents) "Nine completions of the Shao music." | Peace. Such as seeking peace being 求成, 行成. Both from (Zuo Zhuan). Also, mutual understanding is 目成. See (Songs of Chu). Like silent approval. | A square ten li is 成. (Zuo Zhuan) "Having one cheng of land." | Components. Now, counting as seventy percent is 七成; eighty percent is 八成.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    joh(ジョウ) ジョウ

    sei(セイ) セイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    na.su(なす) なす

    naru(な-る) な-る

  • Strokes

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    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    戈 (hokozukuri・hokogamae・hoko・kanohoko)

  • Related Keywords

    become accomplish form achieve attain build complete create develop establish evolve finish fulfill grow shape succeed

Sentences including 成

  • He is sure to succeed.

  • Nobody is able to succeed without endurance.

  • He is neither for nor against the plan.

  • I owe my success to you.

  • I'm at narita airport right now.

  • There is little hope of his success.

  • I am very happy about my son's success in his recital.

  • They are in favor of the plan.

  • With all his efforts , he couldn't succeed.

  • I agree with you to some extent.

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