Moto 成: Turn Into; Become; GetKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セイ、ジョウ
- Kun'yomi
- な(る)、な(す)、-な(す)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 791 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セイ・ジョウ)
- 成長せいちょうgrowth; development
- 成果せいか(good) result; outcome
- 成立せいりつformation; establishment
- 編成へんせいcomposition; formation
- 賛成さんせいapproval; agreement
- 成功せいこうsuccess; hit
- 成績せいせきresults; record
- 構成こうせいcomposition; construction
- 結成けっせいformation; combination
- 助成じょせいassisting; assistance
- 完成かんせいcomplete; completion
- 作成さくせいdrawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing
- 平成へいせいHeisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
- 形成けいせいformation; molding
- 育成いくせいrearing; training
- 達成たっせいachievement; attainment
- 成人せいじんadult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup
- 成分せいぶんingredient; component
- 既成きせいestablished; existing
- 養成ようせいtraining; education
- 成否せいひsuccess or failure; outcome
- 造成ぞうせいdevelopment (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing)
- 合成ごうせいcomposition; synthesis
- 成人病せいじんびょうadult diseases
- 経済成長率けいざいせいちょうりつrate of economic growth
- 成熟せいじゅくmaturity; ripeness
- 成案せいあんdefinite plan
- 未成年みせいねんminor; not of age
- 醸成じょうせいbrewing; fermenting
- 急成長きゅうせいちょうrapid growth
- 不成立ふせいりつfailure; rejection
- 好成績こうせいせきgood results
- 成年せいねんadult age; majority
- 集大成しゅうたいせい(large) compilation
- 既成事実きせいじじつestablished fact; fait accompli
- 生成せいせいcreation; generation
- 化成かせいchange; transformation
- 混成こんせいmixed (e.g. team, chorus)
- 合成洗剤ごうせいせんざいsynthetic detergent
- 大成たいせいcompletion; accomplishment
- 成層圏せいそうけんstratosphere
- 成約せいやくconclusion of a contract
- 不成功ふせいこうfailure; abortive (attempt, action)
- 主成分しゅせいぶんmain ingredient; main component
- 促成そくせいpromotion of growth
- 光合成こうごうせいphotosynthesis
- 合成樹脂ごうせいじゅしplastics; synthetic resins
- 合成繊維ごうせいせんいsynthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
- 合成語ごうせいごcompound word
- 大成功だいせいこうhuge success
- 形成外科けいせいげかplastic surgery; reconstructive surgery
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 成り立つなりたつto consist of; to be made up of
- 成り行きなりゆきcourse (of events); development
- お持て成しおもてなしhospitality; reception
- 成し遂げるなしとげるto accomplish; to finish
- 成すなすto build up; to establish
- 成り立ちなりたちthe way in which something came about; origin
- 成るなるto become; to get
- 成るべくなるべくas (much) as possible; as (much) as one can
Other readings
- 成金なりきんupstart; nouveau riche
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