成就(じょうじゅ)

じょうじゅ
noun, suru verb
fulfillment, accomplishment
1. fulfillment, accomplishment, realization
The successful completion or realization of a goal, wish, or endeavor. Often used for significant aspirations such as love, prayers, or life ambitions. Carries a sense of something being brought to fruition through effort or divine favor.
恋(こい)が成就(じょうじゅ)した。
My love was fulfilled.
願(ねが)いが成就(じょうじゅ)するように祈(いの)った。
I prayed that my wish would be fulfilled.
長年(ながねん)の夢(ゆめ)がようやく成就(じょうじゅ)し、彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)の店(みせ)を開(ひら)くことができた。
His long-held dream was finally realized, and he was able to open his own shop.

USAGE:
成就(じょうじゅ) has a somewhat elevated, literary quality. It is commonly associated with the fulfillment of deeply held wishes, prayers, and romantic love. It appears frequently at shrines and temples in the context of prayers and charms.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 恋愛(れんあい)成就(じょうじゅ): fulfillment of love (common on shrine charms)
  • 願望(がんぼう)成就(じょうじゅ): wish fulfillment
  • 大願(たいがん)成就(じょうじゅ): fulfillment of a great wish
  • 夢(ゆめ)が成就(じょうじゅ)する: a dream is realized

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 成就(じょうじゅ): fulfillment (literary, for wishes, love, prayers)
  • 達成(たっせい): achievement (practical, for goals and targets)
  • 実現(じつげん): realization (making something real, neutral)

Related Words

Related: 達成(たっせい) (achievement)
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