成長する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 成長する | 成長しない |
| Polite | 成長します | 成長しません |
| Past polite | 成長しました | 成長しませんでした |
| Past | 成長した | 成長しなかった |
| Te-form | 成長して | 成長しないで |
| Desire | 成長したい | 成長したくない |
| Potential | 成長できる | 成長できない |
| Passive | 成長される | 成長されない |
| Causative | 成長させる | 成長させない |
| Causative passive | 成長させられる | 成長させられない |
| Volitional | 成長しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 成長しましょう | |
| Imperative | 成長しろ | 成長するな |
| Conditional | 成長すれば | 成長しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 成長したら | 成長しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
growth; development; growing up
Refers to physical, mental, or personal growth of living things, especially people. Often used for children growing up or maturing.
Children grow up so fast, don't they?
He has grown a lot mentally.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Used for economic, corporate, or organizational growth. Often appears in business or economic contexts.
This year's economic growth rate is forecast at 2%.
The company continues to grow in overseas markets.
This company achieved major growth over ten years.
This fertilizer promotes plant growth.
That market continues to grow even now.
The parents watched over their child's growth.
Height growth stops around age twenty.
成長 is the general word for growth or maturation, while 伸び focuses on the measurable increase or rate of increase in a specific figure or ability.
成長 is the general word for growth or development as a process, while 育ち often points to the resulting condition or environment a person was raised in.
成長する is a broader, more formal word for growth (physical, mental, or even economic), whereas 大人になる specifically means becoming an adult.
成長 is a broad term for growth applicable to living things, economies, or people, while 生育 specifically refers to organisms being born and developing.
成長 is more commonly used for biological growth or personal development, whereas 発達 can also cover systemic or functional development.
growth period; growing season
growth stock; person with future promise