大成|たいせいtaisei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcompletion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 大成する（たいせいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 大成します（たいせいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 大成しない（たいせいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 大成しません（たいせいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 大成せず・大成せぬ（たいせいせず・たいせいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 大成した（たいせいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 大成しました（たいせいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 大成しなかった（たいせいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 大成しませんでした（たいせいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 大成して（たいせいして） |
| Potential | 大成できる（たいせいできる） |
| Passive | 大成される（たいせいされる） |
| Causative | 大成させる（たいせいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 大成させられる（たいせいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 大成すれば（たいせいすれば） |
| tara | 大成したら（たいせいしたら） |
| Volitional | 大成しよう（たいせいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 大成しましょう（たいせいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 大成しろ（たいせいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym完成かんせいNeutralRefers to something being finished or made complete; the most broadly used term. 「大成」 stresses culmination after long accumulation or rising to eminence.
- Synonym達成たっせいNeutralMeans achieving a goal, as in 「目標達成」; the focus is on hitting a set target rather than long-term accomplishment.
- Synonym遂行すいこうWrittenWritten/formal prose for carrying out a task or duty, as in 「任務を遂行」; it centers on the process of execution rather than the result.
- Synonym成就じょうじゅNeutralCompleting something difficult or seeing a wish fulfilled, as in 「事業を成就する」 or 「恋愛成就」; it does not stress becoming eminent.
- Synonym完遂かんすいWrittenWritten/formal prose for seeing something through to the very end; the stress is on finishing completely.
- SynonymサクセスNeutralLoanword for success, mostly in 「サクセスストーリー」; rarely used on its own.
- Synonym成功せいこうNeutralMeans success, including worldly success and getting ahead; the most broadly used term, without any stress on long years of honing.
- Related奏功そうこうWrittenWritten/formal term for a measure working, as in 「対策が奏功する」; it stresses the means taking effect, with no sense of long accumulation.
- Related貫徹かんてつNeutralCarrying something through to the end, as in 「初志貫徹」; the emphasis is on persisting without giving up.
- Related集大成しゅうたいせいNeutralBringing many results together into one whole, as in 「研究の集大成」; the emphasis is on the compilation itself.
- Related上首尾じょうしゅびNeutralRefers to a happy, successful outcome; the point is simply that things ended well, with no connection to long-term effort.
- Antonym失敗しっぱいNeutralAntonym: failure. It stands opposite 「大成」 in the sense of winning fame and success.
- Antonym挫折ざせつNeutralAntonym: being thwarted partway through and giving up; the opposite of 「大成」 as long effort finally bearing fruit.
Use 「大成」 for completing something fully after years of effort or making one's name in a field, as in 「学者として大成する」. For ordinary completion say 「完成」; for a culmination of many results, 「集大成」. The main antonym is 「挫折」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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