成
成 — Turn into
turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
On’yomiセイ (sei)
On’yomiジョウ (jou)
Kun’yomiなる (naru)
Kun’yomiなす (nasu)
Kun’yomi-なす (nasu)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 成
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
| 賛成 | さんせい sansei | approval; agreement; support |
| 成果 | せいか seika | (good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors) |
| 成立 | せいりつ seiritsu | formation; establishment; materialization |
| 編成 | へんせい hensei | composition; formation; organization |
| 結成 | けっせい kessei | formation; combination |
Study notes
成 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #116 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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