成就|じょうじゅjouju[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- noun, noun (suffix), suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbfulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 成就する(じょうじゅする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 成就します(じょうじゅします) |
| Negative (nai) | 成就しない(じょうじゅしない) |
| polite (masen) | 成就しません(じょうじゅしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 成就せず・成就せぬ(じょうじゅせず・じょうじゅせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 成就した(じょうじゅした) |
| polite (mashita) | 成就しました(じょうじゅしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 成就しなかった(じょうじゅしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 成就しませんでした(じょうじゅしませんでした) |
| Te form | 成就して(じょうじゅして) |
| Potential | 成就できる(じょうじゅできる) |
| Passive | 成就される(じょうじゅされる) |
| Causative | 成就させる(じょうじゅさせる) |
| Causative passive | 成就させられる(じょうじゅさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 成就すれば(じょうじゅすれば) |
| tara | 成就したら(じょうじゅしたら) |
| Volitional | 成就しよう(じょうじゅしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 成就しましょう(じょうじゅしましょう) |
| Imperative | 成就しろ(じょうじゅしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym完遂かんすいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Seeing something through to the very end; stresses finishing completely.
- Synonym達成たっせいNeutralReaching a goal, as in 「目標達成」; very common. 「成就」 is mostly for wishes or difficult things coming true.
- Synonym成功せいこうNeutralSuccess, things going well; a broad word that also covers making a name for oneself and prospering.
- Synonym大成たいせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Bringing long work to completion or becoming a great figure in a field; stresses results built up over years.
- Related貫徹かんてつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Carrying something through to the end, as in 「初志貫徹」; stresses persistence rather than a wish being granted.
- Related遂行すいこうNeutralCarrying out tasks or duties, as in 「任務を遂行する」; leans toward official or business contexts.
- Related完成かんせいNeutralA thing getting made or a project getting finished; stresses completion, while 「成就」 stresses a wish fulfilled.
- Antonym失敗しっぱいNeutralAntonym: failure; the opposite of 「成就」, which is about a wish being realized.
- Antonym挫折ざせつNeutralAntonym: being thwarted or giving up halfway; the opposite of 「成就」.
Use 「成就」 for a wish or long-cherished hope coming true, as in 「恋愛成就」 or 「大願成就」. For reaching a goal say 「達成」, for success 「成功」, and for finishing work or a project 「完成」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


