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成し遂げる (なしとげる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
accomplish ; achieve ; carry through to completion
Transitive verb used for completing or achieving something significant, often after sustained effort, difficulty, or determination. Common objects include 目標, 任務, 計画, 偉業, and 夢.
チーム
は
困こん
難なん
な
任にん
務む
を
成な
し
遂と
げ
た
。
The team carried out the difficult mission to completion.
Written forms 成な し 遂と げる Usage 66%
Standard and high-priority spelling for this verb.
なしとげる Usage 21%
なし 遂と げる Usage 7%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed spelling; not recommended for ordinary writing.
成な しとげる Usage 4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed spelling; use 成し遂げる in normal writing.
為な し 遂と げる Usage 2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; 成し遂げる is the normal spelling.
Kanji 遂 consummate, accomplish, attain Similar words 達たっ 成せい する Also means to achieve a goal, but is more neutral and often used for measurable targets; 成し遂げる more strongly suggests carrying something through after effort.
やり 遂と げる Very close in meaning and often interchangeable; やり遂げる is a little more everyday and emphasizes finishing what one set out to do.
遂と げる Means to accomplish or bring about, often in set phrases such as 成功を遂げる; 成し遂げる is a fuller transitive verb taking the accomplished task or goal as its object.
Etymology A compound of 成す or 為す, meaning to do or bring about, plus 遂げる, meaning to bring to completion. The standard spelling 成し遂げる reflects the sense of making something come to completion.