完成|かんせいkansei[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbcompletion; perfection; accomplishment
    新あたらしい鉄道てつどうはまだ完成かんせいしていない。↗
    The new railway is not completed yet.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 目標もくひょうや希望きぼうのとおりに、あるいは機能きのうを果はたせる水準すいじゅんまで、完全かんぜんに出来上できあがること。
  2. 完全かんぜんに出来上できあがる。
  3. 仕上しあげて完全かんぜんにする。仕上しあげて完かんい物ものにする。
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