成せい長ちょう

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

成長する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to physical, mental, or personal growth of living things, especially people. Often used for children growing up or maturing.

Used for economic, corporate, or organizational growth. Often appears in business or economic contexts.

成せい長ちょうを遂とげるto achieve growth
この会かい社しゃは10年ねんで大おおきな成せい長ちょうを遂とげた。
This company achieved major growth over ten years.
成せい長ちょうを促うながすto promote/encourage growth
この肥ひ料りょうは植しょく物ぶつの成せい長ちょうを促うながす。
This fertilizer promotes plant growth.
成せい長ちょうを続つづけるto continue growing
その市し場じょうは今いまも成せい長ちょうを続つづけている。
That market continues to grow even now.
〈人ひと〉の成せい長ちょうを見み守まもるto watch over someone's growth
親おやは子こ供どもの成せい長ちょうを見み守まもった。
The parents watched over their child's growth.
成せい長ちょうが止とまるfor growth to stop
身しん長ちょうの成せい長ちょうは20歳さいごろに止とまる。
Height growth stops around age twenty.

発はっ展てんN3sense 2
成長 focuses on organic growth or maturation of living things or organizations, while 発展 emphasizes expansion or progress of something complex like technology or a city.
成せい熟じゅくN1sense 1
成長 refers to the ongoing process of growing, while 成熟 describes having reached a fully developed or ripened state.
発はつ育いくN1sense 1
発育 specifically describes the physical growth or development of a living organism, whereas 成長 covers physical, mental, or organizational growth more broadly.
拡かく大だいN3sense 2
拡大 means expansion in size or scale (e.g., of a market or business), while 成長 implies a more gradual, organic increase over time.

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大おおきくなる
成長する is a more formal term for growth (biological, economic, or personal development), while 大きくなる is the everyday expression for getting bigger or growing up.
急きゅう成せい長ちょう
成長 is plain 'growth' without any speed implied, while 急成長 specifically emphasizes that the growth is rapid.
育そだつN3
成長する is a more formal, general term for growth or development (used for children, plants, economies, companies), while 育つ specifically evokes the process of being raised or maturing in an environment.
伸のびN1
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.
育そだちN2
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.
大人おとなになる
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.
生せい育いくN1
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.
発はっ達たつN3
成長 is more commonly used for biological growth or personal development, whereas 発達 can also cover systemic or functional development.

衰すい退たいN1sense 2
成長 means growth or expansion, while 衰退 means decline, especially of an economy, organization, or industry.
退たい化かN2sense 1
成長 describes development or maturing, while 退化 describes regression or degeneration, the opposite biological process.

生せい長ちょうN2sense 1
成長 is the general word for growth of people, animals, or organizations, while 生長 (same reading) is used specifically for the growth of plants.

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Compound of 成 (sei, 'become') and 長 (chō, 'long' or 'grow'). The combination conveys the idea of growing or maturing over time.