制覇|せいはseiha[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbconquest; domination; supremacy; mastery
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbwinning (a championship)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 制覇する(せいはする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 制覇します(せいはします) |
| Negative (nai) | 制覇しない(せいはしない) |
| polite (masen) | 制覇しません(せいはしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 制覇せず・制覇せぬ(せいはせず・せいはせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 制覇した(せいはした) |
| polite (mashita) | 制覇しました(せいはしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 制覇しなかった(せいはしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 制覇しませんでした(せいはしませんでした) |
| Te form | 制覇して(せいはして) |
| Potential | 制覇できる(せいはできる) |
| Passive | 制覇される(せいはされる) |
| Causative | 制覇させる(せいはさせる) |
| Causative passive | 制覇させられる(せいはさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 制覇すれば(せいはすれば) |
| tara | 制覇したら(せいはしたら) |
| Volitional | 制覇しよう(せいはしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 制覇しましょう(せいはしましょう) |
| Imperative | 制覇しろ(せいはしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym征服せいふくWrittenWritten: conquering an opponent or overcoming a difficulty; 「制覇」 leans toward taking the title and reigning supreme.
- Synonym優勝ゆうしょうNeutralWinning a championship in a competition; 「制覇」 leans toward supremacy or sweeping everything, as in 「全国制覇」.
- Synonym制勝せいしょうWrittenWritten: winning by overpowering the opponent; 「制覇」 leans toward championship and supremacy.
- Related勝ち取るかちとるNeutralWinning something in a contest, or securing it through effort, such as trust or rights; 「制覇」 stresses dominating a whole field or taking the title.
- Related勝ち得るかちえるWrittenWritten style: gaining something through effort; 「制覇」 leans toward supremacy over a field.
- Related戦勝せんしょうWrittenWritten word for winning a war; 「制覇」 is about dominating a field.
- RelatedビクトリーCasualColloquial loanword for victory; 「制覇」 is about dominating a whole field.
- Related司るつかさどるWrittenWritten: being in charge of duties or affairs; 「制覇」 means supremacy, not administration.
- Related支配しはいNeutralNeutral: control or domination over someone; 「制覇」 stresses supremacy won through competition.
- Related統治とうちWrittenWritten: governing a country or territory; 「制覇」 leans toward competitive supremacy.
- Related勝ちかちNeutralNeutral: a win, even a single match; 「制覇」 is final supremacy or the title, and doesn't require winning every game.
- Related君臨くんりんWrittenWritten: reigning over, as in 「業界に君臨」; 「制覇」 leans toward taking the title.
- Related勝利しょうりNeutralNeutral, wide-ranging word for victory; 「制覇」 is about dominating a whole field.
- Related統べるすべるWrittenWritten: commanding or uniting under one control; 「制覇」 leans toward competitive supremacy.
- Related統御とうぎょWrittenWritten: controlling and commanding a whole; 「制覇」 leans toward winning the title.
- Antonym敗北はいぼくWrittenAntonym. Written word for defeat; the opposite of 「制覇」.
- Antonym降伏こうふくWrittenAntonym. Written word for surrender; the opposite of the supremacy 「制覇」 describes.
Use 「制覇」 for dominating a field, taking a title, or sweeping everything, as in 「全国制覇」 and 「世界制覇」. For winning a competition use 「優勝」, for victory in general 「勝利」, for control 「支配」; the opposite is 「敗北」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


