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成

turn into
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingセイ、ジョウ
Kun readingな.る、な.す、-な.す
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. turn intoRtK
  2. become
  3. get
  4. grow
    老衰するな！老成せよ！Don't grow old, grow wise!tatoeba
  5. elapse
  6. reach
  1. to form
  2. to make
  3. to constitute
  4. to build up (e.g. a fortune)
  5. to create

Popular Usage

完成構成賛成成功成人成績成長作成成分成立育成可成

Radicals and components

Radical戈halberd
Components
How it's built
成
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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parade · sword (刀) · dagger (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 386

Compound words

完成かんせい
completion; perfection; accomplishment
構成こうせい
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure
賛成さんせい
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
成功せいこう
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
成人せいじん
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
成績せいせき
results; record; grades; marks
成長せいちょう
growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
作成さくせい
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
成分せいぶん
ingredient; component; composition
成立せいりつ
formation; establishment; materialization; coming into existence; conclusion (e.g. of a deal)
成るなる
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach
神成しんせい
theosis
成り立つなりたつ
to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory)
お持て成しおもてなし
hospitality; reception; treatment; service; entertainment
作成するさくせいする
to make
成長するせいちょうする
to grow
成功するせいこうする
to succeed
構成するこうせいする
to compose; to form
成立するせいりつする
to form
形成するけいせいする
to form
完成するかんせいする
to complete; to finish
達成するたっせいする
to achieve
育成するいくせいする
to rear
形成けいせい
formation; molding; making (up); taking form; giving form to

On Reading Examples

両親は彼を落ち着かせることに成功した。せいこう
The parents succeeded in calming him down.tatoeba
どんな組織であれ、内部の融和と団結はその組織の成敗を決める重要な要素だ。せいはい
For any type of organisation, internal harmony and unity are important factors in deciding its success or failure.tatoeba
AとBを反応させるとCが生成されます。せいせい
C is formed by reacting A with B.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は不成功に終わった商談について意見を述べた。
He commented on his unsuccessful business negotiation.tatoeba
彼は必ず目的を達成するだろう。
He is sure to accomplish his purpose.tatoeba
彼は必ず成功するよ。
He will succeed without fail.tatoeba
彼は必ず成功する。
He is sure to succeed.tatoeba
さまざまな成人式
Various forms of Seijin-shiki ceremonieswiki
成人後、晋太郎。
His changed his name to Shintaro after he came of age.wiki
優勝相当成績5回。
He got 5 titles which are equivalent to the Championship level today.wiki
優勝相当成績7回。
The number of times he won the tournament was 7.wiki
知忠は伊賀で成長した。
Tomotada was brought up in Iga.wiki
二人の間に成長した子はいない。
Nariko and Yoshimitsu had no child who grew up.wiki
香り成分はα-ピネン類。
The fragrance component is a-pinene.wiki
成分が逃げないのが特徴。
The advantage of this cooking method is to retain ingredients.wiki
1223年成立。
It was completed in 1223.wiki
成立は室町時代。
It was written in the Muromachi period.wiki

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 成

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