完成|かんせいkansei[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcompletion; perfection; accomplishment
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 完成する(かんせいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 完成します(かんせいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 完成しない(かんせいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 完成しません(かんせいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 完成せず・完成せぬ(かんせいせず・かんせいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 完成した(かんせいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 完成しました(かんせいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 完成しなかった(かんせいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 完成しませんでした(かんせいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 完成して(かんせいして) |
| Potential | 完成できる(かんせいできる) |
| Passive | 完成される(かんせいされる) |
| Causative | 完成させる(かんせいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 完成させられる(かんせいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 完成すれば(かんせいすれば) |
| tara | 完成したら(かんせいしたら) |
| Volitional | 完成しよう(かんせいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 完成しましょう(かんせいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 完成しろ(かんせいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym完了かんりょうNeutralSays a task or procedure has fully ended, as in 「送信完了」; unlike 「完成」 it does not imply a finished product.
- Synonym仕上げしあげNeutralNoun for the final touches or finishing stage of work, as in 「仕上げの段階」.
- Synonym仕上げるしあげるNeutralVerb for finishing work down to the final polish; stresses the wrapping-up stage rather than the product as a whole.
- Synonym大成たいせいWrittenWritten word for completing something great after years of effort, or becoming a leading figure in a field.
- Related成就じょうじゅWrittenWritten word for realizing a wish or difficult goal, as in 「恋愛成就」; often carries a nuance of praying for something to come true.
- Related完遂かんすいFormalFormal word for carrying a task through to the very end, as in 「任務を完遂する」; more formal than 「完成」.
- Related終えるおえるNeutralVerb for finishing or bringing something to an end; unlike 「完成」 it does not stress a polished, perfect result.
- Related終了しゅうりょうNeutralFor activities or periods ending, as in 「試合終了」; no finished product is implied.
- Related遂行すいこうWrittenWritten style: carrying out duties or tasks, as in 「職務遂行」; about execution rather than producing a finished product.
- Related貫徹かんてつWrittenWritten word for carrying a principle or intention through to the last, as in 「初志貫徹」; stresses persistence, not a finished product.
- RelatedフィニッシュNeutralLoanword for the end of a race, the finish line, or the landing in gymnastics.
- Related成功せいこうNeutralMeans achieving one's aim or getting results; 「完成」 is about producing a complete finished product.
- Relatedし終えるしおえるNeutralSays one particular action has been seen through to the end; mostly used in colloquial speech.
- Relatedなし終えるなしおえるWrittenWritten and rare: says a difficult undertaking has been completed.
- Relatedなし終わるなしおわるWrittenWritten and rare: things getting fully done; in everyday speech say 「終わる」.
- Related了するりょうするWrittenWritten and rare: to complete or finish; can also mean to understand.
- Antonym未完成みかんせいNeutralAntonym: not yet complete; the direct opposite of 「完成」.
- Antonym着手ちゃくしゅWrittenWritten word for setting to work; opposite of 「完成」 at the starting end.
- Antonym中断ちゅうだんNeutralAntonym: stopping partway through, whereas 「完成」 means carrying things to the end.
Use 「完成」 for producing a complete finished product. For procedures or processes ending, say 「完了」; for activities ending, 「終了」. For final touches use 「仕上げる」, and for carrying out tasks 「遂行」 or 「完遂」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


