How to say "complete" in Japanese

• 完全かんぜんJLPT N3approx.Common
  na-adjective, no-adjectiveDescribes a state of being complete: something whole, with nothing missing. Use it when you want to say something is complete or perfect, not for the action of finishing something.
  そして書かかれていることはすべて完全かんぜんにはっきりと書かかれている。↗

  And then everything that was written was completely clear.
• 完璧かんぺきJLPT N1approx.Common
  na-adjective, nounAlso describes a state, but its core nuance is flawlessness: not just complete but with nothing wrong or imperfect. When you simply mean 'nothing missing', 完全 is the more direct choice.
  君きみは完璧かんぺきな仕事しごとをしてくれた。↗

  You've done a perfect job.
• 終えるおえるJLPT N3approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbA verb for 'complete' in the sense of finishing: to bring something you are doing to an end. Use it for completing a task or job you have been working on.
  その仕事しごとをもう終おえましたか。↗

  Are you through with the work?
• 仕上げるしあげるJLPT N1approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbMeans to finish up or complete by doing the final stages of work: getting a job fully done, often with finishing touches. It suggests wrapping up work rather than merely stopping.
  ユミは１日ついたちでそれを仕上しあげられません。↗

  Yumi can't finish it in a day.
• 作り上げるつくりあげるCommon
  ichidan verb, transitive verbMeans to complete something by making or building it: to carry a creative or constructive project through to completion. Choose it when the thing completed is something you create or build.
  同社どうしゃは新製品しんせいひんを作り上つくりあげた。↗

  The company crafted a new product.

For 'complete' describing a state, use 完全 or 完璧; for the action of completing something, choose 「終える」, 「仕上げる」, or 「作り上げる」 according to whether you end it, finish it off, or create it.

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• 完全かんぜんperfect
• 完璧かんぺきperfect
• 終えるおえるto finish
• 仕上げるしあげるto finish up
• 作り上げるつくりあげるto build up
• 成し遂げるなしとげるto accomplish
• 書き上げるかきあげるto finish writing
• 純然じゅんぜんabsolute
• 全面的ぜんめんてきtotal
• 修めるおさめるto study
• 徹底的てっていてきthorough
• 全ぜんall
• 揃えるそろえるto collect
• ホールwhole
• コンプリートcomplete
• 全いまったいcomplete
• 遺漏なくいろうなくcomplete
• ずぶのcomplete
• やり終えるやりおえるto complete
• 了するりょうするto finish
• 修するしゅうするto study
• 全的ぜんてきtotal
• 遣り通すやりとおすto carry through
• 至れり尽くせりいたれりつくせりperfect
• 締めくくりをつけるしめくくりをつけるto bring to a finish
• 満幅まんぷくfull
• 埋め尽くすうめつくすto fill to capacity
• 見も知らぬみもしらぬcompletely unknown (usu. of people)
• やり抜くやりぬくto carry out to completion
• はんぱないto a great extent
• 一体的いったいてきintegral
• 終わるおわるto finish
• 見事みごとutter (esp. defeat)
• 片付けるかたづけるto finish
• 満腹まんぷくcomplete
• 完備かんびcomplete
• 真っ赤まっかdownright (e.g. lie)
• 丸まるentirety
• １８０度ひゃくはちじゅうどcomplete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.)
• べたcomplete
• ものにするto complete
• 真っ赤っかまっかっかdownright (e.g. lie)
• あげるto complete
• 赤あかcomplete
• 踏むふむto follow (rules, principles, etc.)
• こなすto finish