成

Meaning

成 centers on a process of change leading to a result: turning into something, becoming, growing, or reaching a state. The idea of elapsing also fits as time passing until a point is reached.

• 成るなる
  N5

  to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain

• 成功せいこう
  N4

  success; achievement

• 完成かんせい
  N3

  completion; perfection; accomplishment

• 平成へいせい
  N1

  Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

• 成長せいちょう
  N3

  growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult

• 成る程なるほど
  N4

  I see; that's right; indeed

• 構成こうせい
  N3

  composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization; organisation

• 作成さくせい
  N3

  making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)

• 達成たっせい
  N2

  achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

• 育成いくせい
  N1

  rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

• 成立せいりつ
  N2

  formation; establishment; materialization; coming into existence

• 成果せいか
  N2

  (good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

• 形成けいせい
  N1

  formation; molding; making (up); taking form; giving form to

• 成人せいじん
  N3

  adult; grown-up

• 賛成さんせい
  N4

  approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

• 成分せいぶん
  N2

  ingredient; component; composition

• 成績せいせき
  N4

  results; record; grades; marks

• 編成へんせい
  N1

  composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

• 合成ごうせい
  N1

  composition; synthesis; compounding; combining

• 成るべくなるべく
  N4

  as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

• 生成せいせい

  creation; generation; formation; derivation

• 結成けっせい
  N1

  formation; combination

• 成すなす
  N2

  to form; to make; to constitute

• 未成年みせいねん
  N3

  minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person

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