1.
to be completed, to be finished, to be ready
For something to reach a state of completion. Used for food being cooked, work being done, products being manufactured, etc.
料理が出来上がった。
The food is ready.
レポートがやっと出来上がった。
The report is finally finished.
新しいビルが出来上がるまで、あと半年かかるそうだ。
I hear it will take another six months until the new building is completed.
出来上がる is the intransitive counterpart of 仕上げる. It focuses on the result — the state of being complete.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: Intransitive (自動詞)
- No direct object; the completed thing is the subject
ASPECT (ている):
- 出来上がっている: is already completed/finished (resultant state)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 料理が出来上がる (the food is ready)
- 作品が出来上がる (a work is completed)
- きれいに出来上がる (to turn out beautifully)
- うまく出来上がる (to turn out well)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 完成する: to be completed (more formal, for projects/works)
- 出来上がる: to be finished (broader use, including cooking)