Onyomi: ジョウ, セイ · Kunyomi: -な.す, な.す, な.る · Meanings: become, elapse, get, grow, reach, turn into
Kanji for become, elapse, get, grow, reach
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成 is formed from 戈 on the right, meaning “spear” or “weapon,” and a top-left element that represents growth or completion. Together, they express the idea of something reaching its goal or being accomplished through effort. From this idea, 成 came to mean to become, achieve, accomplish, or complete.
成 shows something accomplished or achieved, meaning to become or complete.
成 is used when something is successfully completed or achieved. It represents reaching a goal or becoming something. Remember 成 as meaning “to achieve” or “to become.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 成る | なる | to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 成る程 | なるほど | I see, that's right, indeed | common JLPT-N4 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 成るべく | なるべく | as (much) as possible, as (much) as one can, wherever practicable, if possible | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N1 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 成功 | せいこう | success, achievement | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 成長 | せいちょう | growth, development, growing up, becoming an adult | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 成績 | せいせき | results, record, grades, marks | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 成人 | せいじん | adult, grown-up | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 成立 | せいりつ | formation, establishment, materialization, coming into existence | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb |
| 成分 | せいぶん | ingredient, component, composition | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 成り立つ | なりたつ | to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 成果 | せいか | (good) result, outcome, fruits (of one's labors), product, accomplishment | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 成年 | せいねん | adult age, majority | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 成熟 | せいじゅく | maturity, ripeness | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 成す | なす | to form, to make, to constitute | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 成金 | なりきん | upstart, nouveau riche, new money, new rich, coming into wealth suddenly | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |