How do you read 成功?

成功 is read せいこう (seikou), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

How do you write 成功 in romaji?

成功 is written seikou in romaji, also spelled seiko.

What kanji are in 成功?

成 (Turn Into, Become); 功 (Achievement, Merits).

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Q: What JLPT level is 成功?

成功 is a JLPT N3 word (intermediate).

Q: How is 成功 used in a sentence?

手術は成功したかと思いきや、容態が急変した。 — Just when I thought the surgery had succeeded, his condition suddenly changed.

せいこう · seikou (also spelled seiko)

JLPT N3 › noun

Success, achievement

succeeding (in life), (worldly) success, prosperity

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Example sentences

手術は成功したかと思いきや、容態が急変した。

しゅじゅつはせいこうしたかとおもいきや、ようだいがきゅうへんした。

Just when I thought the surgery had succeeded, his condition suddenly changed.

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火を起こすのに苦労したが、なんとか成功した。

ひをおこすのにくろうしたが、なんとかせいこうした。

I struggled to start a fire, but I managed to succeed.

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この運動会の成功は、皆さんの協力にかかっている。

このうんどうかいのせいこうは、みなさんのきょうりょくにかかっている。

The success of this sports day depends on everyone's cooperation.

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Kanji in this word

成Turn Into, Become, Get 音せい・じょう訓な.る・な.す JLPT N3 · 6 strokes 功Achievement, Merits, Success 音こう・く訓いさお JLPT N1 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

合成ごうせいsynthetic, mixed 成分せいぶんingredient, component, composition 構成こうせいorganization, composition 成立せいりつformation, establishment, completion 成育せいいくgrowth, raising 形成けいせいformation 功績こうせきachievements, merit 成功せいこうsuccess, hit

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What does 成功 mean?

Success, achievement. It can also mean: succeeding (in life), (worldly) success, prosperity.

How do you pronounce 成功?

せいこう (seikou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 成功?

JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.

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