Keyword
become
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig386
Readings
せい
(84%)
(12%)
Composed of
slash with a dagger-axe
clothes hanger
Mnemonic

After a slash with a dagger-axe the clothes hanger will become useless.

Used in kanji (6 in total)
castle
a heap of
sincerity
aglow
Used in vocabulary (803 in total)
success; hit
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
results; record; grades; marks
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
ingredient; component; composition
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
minor; not of age
formation; combination
sense of accomplishment
members; member; constituent
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
maturity; ripeness
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
punishment; judgement; judgment
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to be reduced to ...
growth period; growing season
training; education; development; cultivation
I see; that's right; indeed
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
training; drilling
to become (formal)
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
established fact; fait accompli
I see; that's right; indeed
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
finished product; finished goods; completed article
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
to make sense; to be meaningful
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
complete agreement
success or failure; outcome; result
immaturity; infancy
family structure; family composition; family makeup
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
composition; constitution
coming-of-age ceremony
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
successful person
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
adult organism; imago
consists of; comprises; is made up of
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
mature; becoming precocious
report card; result sheet
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
to interweave
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
component; element; part
adult age; majority
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
to form groups
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
imago; adult (insect)
minor; person under age
high achiever; student with good academic results
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
supporting faction
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
subsidy; grant-in-aid
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
implementor; author
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
main ingredient; main component
failure; rejection; rupture
hope of success; prospects of success
marriage; wedding
to build a fortune
considerably; fairly; quite
creation; formation; foundation; establishment
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
training; drilling
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
character building; formation of character; personality development
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
metamorphosis
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
disapproval; disagreement
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to entertain; to make welcome
business results; business performance
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
under construction; in preparation
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
completion (of a building)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
to take form (shape)
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
should do; ought to do; must do
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
affirmative vote; yes vote; aye
to cause harm (to)
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
two guilty parties tried and punished together
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
plastics; synthetic resins
school record; scholastic performance
firing (pottery)
age of majority; age of adulthood
member; regular member; active member
budget compilation (by the Cabinet)
great talents mature late
to turn completely into; to become completely
win-loss records (between two participants)
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
composite photograph; photomontage
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
to turn completely into; to become completely
new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
adult dog; fully-grown dog; mature dog
being promoted
cartography; mapping
forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.); artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)
change; transformation
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
growth hormone (esp. somatotropin in animals and auxins in plants)
poor (academic) performance; poor (business) results (showing)
synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
to change; to change into; to become
achievable; attainable
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(product of) nature; born (musician)
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
promotion of growth
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
rapid completion; intensive training
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
period of maturity; adolescence; puberty
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery; cosmetic surgery
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
conceptional drawing (of a building) at completion
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
completing the path to becoming a Buddha (by attaining enlightenment)
fulfilment of a vow; one's earnest prayer being answered
(degree of) maturity
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
developing friendship
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
compound; composite
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
rated for "adults only"
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
adult cat; fully-grown cat
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
configuration information
training school; vocational school
considerably; fairly; quite
poor result; bad record; failure
key success factor; key to success; KSF
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
employment adjustment subsidy; subsidy for employment adjustment; subsidy to help defray layoff costs
structural elements (of an offence); constituent external element of a crime; actus reus
conclusion of a contract
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
promoted lance
minor success; small success
late completion; a late bloomer
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
growth stock; person with future promise
generator (e.g. signal generator)
to force to do; to compel
screen layout (film, television); window layout (computer); photo layout; page layout
Narita divorce; divorce of a newlywed couple upon returning (to Narita Airport) from their honeymoon abroad
definite plan
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
synthetic drug; synthetic narcotic; designer drug
report generation; report writing; report writer
synthetic rubber
attainment of Buddhahood during life
set phrase; idiomatic expression
synthetic leather; artificial leather; leatherette
to establish a school of; to make a home of one's own
unfinished; unripe; unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya)
degree of success; success rate
low (economic) growth
gate for important persons; gate of honor
unpromoted (piece); limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
to achieve greatness; to achieve success
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
formation process; morphosis
initial stage; early period
origin; cause
Heisei period (January 8, 1989-April 30, 2019)
component distribution ratio (statistics); component ratio; proportion
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
stratification
level of achievement
person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)
speech synthesis; voice synthesis
uncompleted; unfinished; crude
written expression; writing
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
written law; statutory law
programming; programing
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
adult woman; mature woman
Kaiseijo (school of foreign studies set up by the shogunate during the Edo period)
coming-of-age ceremony
logical layout, organization
plastic surgery; plastic operation
building up and maintaining
transformation
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
logistic curve; growth curve
to hinder the growth of (e.g. plants, someone); to hamper the growth of
nutrient composition; nutritional composition; nutritional information
chemical composition; chemical component
body composition
associate member (esp. of a crime syndicate)
formative period (e.g. of nation); formative year
(one's) work performance; performance record; service record
doing as one is told; yes-man
residential land development
volatile component; volatile constituent
supporting argument
to incorporate
Formulary of Adjudications (51-article Joei legal code)
two stage construction
association formed to carry out an objective
restructuring of the financial industry; reorganization of financial systems
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
configuration data
completion of one's work
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
Amoghasiddhi; Infallible Magic (a dhyani-Buddha)
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
trust building; confidence building
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to amass a fortune
semi-; half-
key success factor; key to success; KSF
unfinished goods
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
transcript of results; report of results
implementation technique
adult; person of full age
configuration management
if possible; if circumstances allow
road for persons of high rank
promoted knight
earnest prayers being answered; realization of one's earnest wishes
subsidization of private schools (subsidisation)
adult cattle; mature cattle
results (of an activity)
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
synthetic paper
attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
pass completion (percentage) (US football)
bit configuration
orthopedic surgery; plastic surgery
to form a circle
rapid growth (of an economy, company, etc.)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
hybrid language; pidgin; hybrid word; portmanteau word
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
novel of formation (education); novel of character development; novel which traces the intellectual, moral, spiritual or social development of a young person; Bildungsroman
alcohol combined with sugar, spices, fruit, etc.
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
not be allowed; must not
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
composite number; composite quantity
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
compression molding; compacting
zero growth; zero economic growth; no-growth economy
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
ingredient name; constituent name
celebration for the completion of a project
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
mixture; compound; hybrid
early completion; maturing early; precocious
all things have the Buddha nature
the great municipal mergers of the Heisei era; series of large-scale municipal mergers carried out between 1995 and 2010 under the temporary Special Mergers Law
realization of an objective; realisation of an objective
composite brigade
aeolian; eolian; formed by the wind
intensive zazen meditation on a subject; (lit.) knocking all into one
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
network configuration; network layout
overnight millionaire
road for persons of high rank
stratovolcano; composite volcano
Bodhi Day; Buddhist holiday on December 8 to celebrate Shakyamuni's enlightenment
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
Rissho Kosei-kai (offshoot of Nichiren-Buddhism founded in 1938)
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
a woman becoming a Buddha; a woman entering Nirvana
promoted piece
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
three-act structure (in screenwriting: setup, confrontation, resolution)
physical layout, organization
realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
having a constant stream of visitors; being thronged with callers
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
standards author; writer of standards
adult guardian; guardian of adult
nonvolatile component; nonvolatile constituent
finitely generated; of finite type
to interweave
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to form a crowd; to have a crowd of people
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
to be reduced to ...
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
a woman being reborn as a man (in order to qualify for Buddhahood)
intrusive igneous rock; plutonic rock
promoted silver general
thousands die to make one hero; (lit.) one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
constitutive form
performance-based pay; performance-based compensation; commission
celebration for the completion of a project
achievements; accomplishments; past results
adult chicken; mature fowl
logic synthesis (semiconductor technique)
the kalpa of formation (the first aeon of the universe)
in beautiful patterns
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
transformational generative grammar
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
restructured meat; restructured steak
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
overnight millionaire
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
organizer (in vertebrate embryology)
cambium layer; formative layer
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
success and failure
intensive course; crash course
to give rise to; to cause
overnight millionaire
to die; (lit.) to become bones
thousands die to make one hero; (lit.) one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
growth path; route to growth
body composition monitor; body fat monitor; body fat scale
random number generation
confidence-building measures; CBM
the old left (school of thought)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
ligase; synthase; synthetase
preformation (theory)
accessory ingredient; secondary ingredient
come to nothingness
hermaphrodite; androgyny; hermaphroditism
written law; statute law
flower bud formation
first-class honors (e.g. in UK-style degrees) (honours)
I see; that's right; indeed
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
doing as one is told; yes-man
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
sewing (by machine)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
precocious; precocious child
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
unable to resist; unable to suppress
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
hermaphrodite; androgyny; hermaphroditism
hermaphrodite; androgyny; hermaphroditism
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
to only make work for oneself; to stir up a hornet's nest; to put one's foot in one's mouth
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
unacceptable; no good; complete failure; inadequate
unacceptable; no good; complete failure; inadequate
doing as one is told; yes-man
identity fraud; forgery (e.g. of email); spoofing; masquerade (esp. for evil purposes)
identity fraud; forgery (e.g. of email); spoofing; masquerade (esp. for evil purposes)
slotted dome cast iron grill for preparing jingisukan; jingisukan (mutton and vegetable dish)
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
fruit grown near the root
overnight millionaire
overnight millionaire
overnight millionaire
completely submissive to another person
being good at hosting; good host; person who knows how to entertain guests
habit is a second nature
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
promoted piece
jingisukan; Japanese mutton and vegetable dish
restructured meat; restructured steak
formed angle; angle made
to endure what is unendurable is true endurance
Taiseikyō (sect of Shinto)
vegetable and fruit growing
chemical fertilizer; chemical fertiliser
market order; order without limit
market order; order without limit
market order; order without limit
law code; established rites
constituents of compound word
in crowds; in a group; in swarms
knight promotion
to be content with small successes
cultivation; training
promoted bishop
(impedance) transformer
recapitalization; recapitalisation
wrinkled hands from being in water; washerwoman's hands
starting an enterprise and (or) carrying it to final success
Chinese four-character phrase or idiomatic expression
standard tables of food composition in Japan
epigenesis (theory)
bowyery; bow making; bowcraft
Shinto Shūsei-ha (sect of Shinto)
Shinto Taiseikyō (sect of Shinto)
constituent negation; word negation
to generate an event; to trigger an event
system generation; sysgen (acronym)
database restructure; database reorganization
macrogenerator; macroprocessor
macrogenerator; macroprocessor
memory configuration
BPAM; Basic Partitioned Access Method
partitioned organization data set
configuration section
composite modelling transformation
Indexed Sequential Access Method file; ISAM file
principal component analysis; PCA
sequential organization
BSAM; Basic Sequential Access Method
signal transformation; signal shaping
level of performance
codified constitution; written constitution
it is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it
a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself
a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself
a man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself
fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (disease of the connective tissue); FOP
liquid (phase) deposition; liquid (phase) epitaxy
vapor-phase epitaxial growth; vapor-phase epitaxy; VPE
liquid phase epitaxial growth; liquid phase epitaxy; LPE
metamorphic belt; metamorphic zone
contact metamorphic aureole; contact aureole; aureole; contact metamorphic zone
adult and larval stages (e.g. of an insect)
altricial; altricious
gametogenesis; gamete formation
high-growth track; higher growth path
revising to perfection
transcript of results (esp. student grades); report of results
height of a beam; beam as measured from top to bottom
inspection of a completed facility (esp. of radio stations as required under Japanese law); completion inspection
heterotopia; heterotopy
synthetic organic chemistry; organic synthetic chemistry
growing market; growth market
syngas; synthesis gas
the world is a scene of constant changes; (lit.) a mulberry field changes into a blue sea
masking tape; curing tape
laminated wood; laminated lumber
broadcasting more than one video stream through one television channel
expansion; build-up; hyperplasia; Aufbau (principle)
adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; adult ADHD
synthetic vinegar
age of majority; age of adulthood
chroma key compositing; chroma key synthesis
uncompleted (railway) line
synthesis rate; synthetic rate
reconstituted meat; meat slurry
quick method; shortcut (to); royal road
composite (e.g. index); constituent
calf; cattle being reared
Heisei Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party)
Narushima Station
to make become; to let become
bamboo orchid (Arundina graminifolia)
Examples (200 in total)
I am delighted at your success.
I believe you'll succeed.
You will succeed some day.