全うする|まっとうするmattousuru[0]heiban (flat)

1. expression, suru verb, transitive verbto accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
   彼かれは天寿てんじゅを全まっとうした。↗

   He lived to a ripe old age.

• Synonym成し遂げるなしとげるNeutralFor getting a difficult task or great work done, as in 「偉業を成し遂げる」. 「全うする」 instead stresses carrying a duty or one's lifespan through to the end.
• Synonym果たすはたすNeutralTo fulfill or carry out, as in 「責任を果たす」「約束を果たす」. The most versatile of this group, covering duties, promises and roles.
• Synonym遂げるとげるNeutralWritten style: to achieve something or to end in a certain way, as in 「変化を遂げる」「最期を遂げる」.
• Synonym完遂かんすいFormalFormal: to complete a task fully, as in 「任務を完遂」. Found mainly in official or business contexts.
• Synonym貫徹かんてつFormalFormal: to carry one's convictions or policy through, as in 「初志貫徹」. Emphasizes strength of will.
• Synonym達成たっせいNeutralFormal: achieving a goal — numeric targets or dreams alike, as in 「目標達成」. 「全うする」 stresses seeing a duty through to the end.
• Synonym履行りこうFormalFormal: fulfilling an obligation, as in 「契約の履行」. Common in legal contexts.
• Synonymやり遂げるやりとげるNeutralColloquial: to finish something through to the end, as in 「最後までやり遂げる」. Leans toward personal perseverance rather than fulfilling a duty.
• Synonymやり抜くやりぬくNeutralColloquial: to keep at a task until it is done, as in 「最後までやり抜く」. Emphasizes not giving up, while 「全うする」 emphasizes fulfilling one's duty.
• Synonym遣り通すやりとおすNeutralColloquial: to carry something through to the end. Close in sense to 「やり抜く」, but with far fewer examples in use.
• Synonymし遂げるしとげるWrittenWritten style: to get something done and completed. Carries a somewhat old-fashioned flavor.
• SynonymやりきるNeutralColloquial: to see something completely through, as in 「全力でやり切った」. Emphasizes having done all one can.
• SynonymしすますNeutralColloquial: to accomplish something as one hoped. Has an old-fashioned ring.
• SynonymしおおせるWrittenWritten style: to manage to accomplish something. Rarely seen in modern Japanese.
• Related遂行すいこうFormalFormal: to execute a task or duty, as in 「職務遂行」. Focuses on the process of carrying it out.
• RelatedなすNeutralWritten style: to form or achieve something, as in 「財を成す」. Leans toward building or establishing.
• RelatedなすWrittenWritten style: to do or carry out, as in 「為す術もない」. Mostly seen in set phrases.
• Relatedし終えるしおえるNeutralSimply to finish an action or piece of work. Focuses on plain completion, without the nuance of seeing a duty through.
• Relatedなし終えるなしおえるWrittenWritten style: to finish a difficult thing through to completion. Rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Antonym怠るおこたるNeutralWritten style: to neglect or be slack about something, as in 「義務を怠る」. The opposite of 「全うする」 in its sense of fulfilling a duty.
• Antonym途中放棄NeutralGiving up partway through — the opposite of 「全うする」, which means seeing something through to the end.

Use 「全うする」 for carrying a duty, mission or one's natural lifespan through to the end, as in 「任務を全うする」「天寿を全うする」. To speak of getting a hard task or great feat done, choose 「成し遂げる」; for fulfilling a duty or promise, 「果たす」 is the most versatile. Colloquial verbs like 「やり遂げる」 and 「やり抜く」 stress personal perseverance, while formal nouns such as 「完遂」「遂行」 and 「履行」 fit official or legal prose. The opposite of seeing a duty through is 「怠る」.

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1. 最後さいごまでやり遂とげること。責任せきにんや義務ぎむを果はたすこと。