成就|じょうじゅjouju[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, noun (suffix), suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbfulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
    滑り出すべりだしが好調こうちょうなら事ことは半なかば成就じょうじゅしたのに等ひとしい。↗
    Well begun is half done.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 難むずかしいことを成し遂なしとげること。
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