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成業 (せいぎょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

成せい業ぎょう

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

completion of work; accomplishment of a task

Refers to finishing a piece of work, a project, or one's business. Often used in formal or written contexts.

彼かれは長なが年ねんの研けん究きゅうを成せい業ぎょうした。
He completed his many years of research.
成せい業ぎょうの見み込こみはまだ立たっていない

。

There is still no prospect of completing the work.

Kanji

成turn into, become, get
業business, vocation, arts

Similar words

完かん成せい
完成 is a more common word for 'completion', used for physical objects, buildings, artworks, etc. 成業 is more specific to the completion of a task, business, or personal endeavor.
達たっ成せい
達成 emphasizes 'achievement' of a goal or target, while 成業 focuses on the act of finishing the work itself.

Etymology

Compound of 成 (sei, 'become, accomplish') and 業 (gyō, 'work, business'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.