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How to say 'Success' in Japanese | 成功

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The Japanese word for Success is 'Seikou', written as 成功 in Japanese.'Success' in hiragana is せいこう.

    word

    成功

    Meaning

    Success

    Reading

    せいこう

    seikou

    Kanji

    成Become 功Merit, Achievement

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '成功 (せいこう)' means 'success'. It refers to the achievement of a desired goal or outcome. This word is commonly used in contexts related to personal, professional, or academic achievements. For example: His success was celebrated by everyone「彼の成功は皆に祝われた」(かれのせいこうはみんなにいわわれた). The project was a great success「そのプロジェクトは大成功だった」(そのプロジェクトはだいせいこうだった). Note that '成功' can also be used as a verb when combined with the auxiliary verb 'する', as in '成功する (せいこうする)', meaning 'to succeed'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N1

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1404

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 成功

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    成

    Meaning

    Become

  • kanji

    功

    Meaning

    Merit, Achievement

Words Related to 成功 Through the Kanji 成

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 成 as well.

  • word

    成る

    Meaning

    Become

  • word

    可成

    Meaning

    Quite

  • word

    成す

    Meaning

    Accomplish

  • word

    作成

    Meaning

    Creation

  • word

    完成

    Meaning

    Completion

  • word

    平成

    Meaning

    Heisei

  • word

    構成

    Meaning

    Structure, Composition

  • word

    行成

    Meaning

    Suddenly

  • word

    成果

    Meaning

    Achievement, Result

  • word

    成る程

    Meaning

    Indeed

  • word

    成績

    Meaning

    Grades, Results

  • word

    成分

    Meaning

    Ingredient, Component

  • word

    成長

    Meaning

    Growth

  • word

    成立

    Meaning

    Establishment

  • word

    形成

    Meaning

    Formation

  • word

    結成

    Meaning

    Formation

  • word

    賛成

    Meaning

    Agreement

  • word

    合成

    Meaning

    Synthesis, Combination

  • word

    成人

    Meaning

    Adult

  • word

    成り立つ

    Meaning

    Hold, Consist

  • word

    成る可く

    Meaning

    As much as possible

  • word

    編成

    Meaning

    Organization, Formation

  • word

    育成

    Meaning

    Cultivation, Development

  • word

    生成

    Meaning

    Generation

  • word

    成熟

    Meaning

    Maturity

  • word

    達成

    Meaning

    Achievement

  • word

    未成年

    Meaning

    Minor

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'Seikou' means 'Success' .

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