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Kanji Detail for 遂 - "to accomplish, finally"

  • Meaning

    遂 means "to accomplish, finally." Also associated with to grow.

    1. To accomplish - To achieve; to complete.

    2. To grow - To develop; to mature.

    3. Finally - In the end; eventually; as it is.

    4. To suit - To match; to fit.

    5. To follow - To comply.

  • Words using

    • 遂行 すいこう Listen accomplishment; execution
    • 遂げる とげる Listen to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out
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    • Verified meaning: to accomplish, finally
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read とぐる)
    • Also carries these associations: to grow

    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

    Surnames (とぐる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    consummate; accomplish; attain; commit (suicide)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    comply with, follow along; thereupon

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2]; Taiwan pr. [sui4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to fail; to follow, to comply with

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

    To succeed. Having aspirations unfulfilled is called 不遂所願 (wishes not realized). Commonly doing things smoothly is also called 遂意 (satisfactory). | About to be completed but not yet finished is called 遂. "Analects" says "What is done cannot be criticized." | Therefore. Two things connected and following each other. "Book of Odes" says "Ask about my aunts. Then reach the elder sisters."
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Sentences including

  • He was not able to marry her.

  • She carried out the plan.

  • You can make it.

  • We could accomplish what we had started before.

  • I will carry through the work.

  • He played up his achievements.

  • We could accomplish what we had started before.

  • You should carry out your plan by all means.

  • I will accomplish my purpose at any cost.

  • We'll finish it if it takes us all day.

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