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 become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
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
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
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
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
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to make sense; to be meaningful
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
(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
successful person
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
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
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to interweave
adult age; majority
component; element; part
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
to form groups
minor; person under age
imago; adult (insect)
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
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
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
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
implementor; author
failure; rejection; rupture
main ingredient; main component
considerably; fairly; quite
hope of success; prospects of success
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
marriage; wedding
to build a fortune
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
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
metamorphosis
character building; formation of character; personality development
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
disapproval; disagreement
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
business results; business performance
to entertain; to make welcome
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
completion (of a building)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
to take form (shape)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
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)
two guilty parties tried and punished together
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
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)
budget compilation (by the Cabinet)
member; regular member; active member
age of majority; age of adulthood
to turn completely into; to become completely
great talents mature late
win-loss records (between two participants)
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
composite photograph; photomontage
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
to turn completely into; to become completely
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.)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
growth hormone (esp. somatotropin in animals and auxins in plants)
poor (academic) performance; poor (business) results (showing)
to change; to change into; to become
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(product of) nature; born (musician)
synthetic fibre; synthetic fiber
promotion of growth
change; transformation
achievable; attainable
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)
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
Coming of Age Day (national holiday; second Monday in January); Adult's Day
period of maturity; adolescence; puberty
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
child abduction; kidnapping of a minor
plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery; cosmetic surgery
ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
conceptional drawing (of a building) at completion
completing the path to becoming a Buddha (by attaining enlightenment)
fulfilment of a vow; one's earnest prayer being answered
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote
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
(degree of) maturity
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
compound; composite
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
rated for "adults only"
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
adult cat; fully-grown cat
considerably; fairly; quite
poor result; bad record; failure
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
key success factor; key to success; KSF
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
promoted lance
minor success; small success
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
generator (e.g. signal generator)
conclusion of a contract
screen layout (film, television); window layout (computer); photo layout; page layout
definite plan
late completion; a late bloomer
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
growth stock; person with future promise
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
synthetic drug; synthetic narcotic; designer drug
Narita divorce; divorce of a newlywed couple upon returning (to Narita Airport) from their honeymoon abroad
to force to do; to compel
report generation; report writing; report writer
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
configuration information
synthetic rubber
set phrase; idiomatic expression
attainment of Buddhahood during life
training school; vocational school
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
unpromoted (piece); limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed
gate for important persons; gate of honor
to achieve greatness; to achieve success
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
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
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
person who achieves perfection; person who perfects (e.g. a theory)
level of achievement
uncompleted; unfinished; crude
written expression; writing
speech synthesis; voice synthesis
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
programming; programing
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
written law; statutory law
adult woman; mature woman
coming-of-age ceremony
Kaiseijo (school of foreign studies set up by the shogunate during the Edo period)
logical layout, organization
building up and maintaining
plastic surgery; plastic operation
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
chemical composition; chemical component
nutrient composition; nutritional composition; nutritional information
associate member (esp. of a crime syndicate)
formative period (e.g. of nation); formative year
(one's) work performance; performance record; service record
body composition
volatile component; volatile constituent
residential land development
supporting argument
to incorporate
two stage construction
Formulary of Adjudications (51-article Joei legal code)
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)
completion of one's work
configuration data
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
Amoghasiddhi; Infallible Magic (a dhyani-Buddha)
doing as one is told; yes-man
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
semi-; half-
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
transcript of results; report of results
key success factor; key to success; KSF
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
implementation technique
to amass a fortune
trust building; confidence building
unfinished goods
promoted knight
results (of an activity)
earnest prayers being answered; realization of one's earnest wishes
configuration management
road for persons of high rank
adult; person of full age
adult cattle; mature cattle
subsidization of private schools (subsidisation)
if possible; if circumstances allow
bit configuration
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
attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
pass completion (percentage) (US football)
to form a circle
novel of formation (education); novel of character development; novel which traces the intellectual, moral, spiritual or social development of a young person; Bildungsroman
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
composite number; composite quantity
not be allowed; must not
rapid growth (of an economy, company, etc.)
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
early completion; maturing early; precocious
compression molding; compacting
hybrid language; pidgin; hybrid word; portmanteau word
zero growth; zero economic growth; no-growth economy
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
mixture; compound; hybrid
celebration for the completion of a project
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
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
overnight millionaire
realization of an objective; realisation of an objective
promoted piece
a woman becoming a Buddha; a woman entering Nirvana
Bodhi Day; Buddhist holiday on December 8 to celebrate Shakyamuni's enlightenment
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
ingredient name; constituent name
aeolian; eolian; formed by the wind
all things have the Buddha nature
network configuration; network layout
composite brigade
Rissho Kosei-kai (offshoot of Nichiren-Buddhism founded in 1938)
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
synthetic paper
stratovolcano; composite volcano
road for persons of high rank
intensive zazen meditation on a subject; (lit.) knocking all into one
having a constant stream of visitors; being thronged with callers
promoted silver general
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
performance-based pay; performance-based compensation; commission
nonvolatile component; nonvolatile constituent
to form a crowd; to have a crowd of people
constitutive form
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
thousands die to make one hero; (lit.) one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
intrusive igneous rock; plutonic rock
a woman being reborn as a man (in order to qualify for Buddhahood)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
orthopedic surgery; plastic surgery
standards author; writer of standards
adult guardian; guardian of adult
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to interweave
finitely generated; of finite type
physical layout, organization
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to be reduced to ...
achievements; accomplishments; past results
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
celebration for the completion of a project
three-act structure (in screenwriting: setup, confrontation, resolution)
cambium layer; formative layer
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
thousands die to make one hero; (lit.) one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
come to nothingness
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
in beautiful patterns
logic synthesis (semiconductor technique)
overnight millionaire
written law; statute law
growth path; route to growth
hermaphrodite; androgyny; hermaphroditism
adult chicken; mature fowl
ligase; synthase; synthetase
alcohol combined with sugar, spices, fruit, etc.
confidence-building measures; CBM
success and failure
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
accessory ingredient; secondary ingredient
first-class honors (e.g. in UK-style degrees) (honours)
the old left (school of thought)
intensive course; crash course
overnight millionaire
to give rise to; to cause
the kalpa of formation (the first aeon of the universe)
transformational generative grammar
preformation (theory)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
organizer (in vertebrate embryology)
to die; (lit.) to become bones
body composition monitor; body fat monitor; body fat scale
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
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
being good at hosting; good host; person who knows how to entertain guests
promoted piece
jingisukan; Japanese mutton and vegetable dish
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
flower bud formation
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
random number generation
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
restructured meat; restructured steak
restructured meat; restructured steak
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.