集大成(しゅうたいせい)

しゅうたいせい
noun
culmination; crowning achievement; magnum opus
1. culmination; crowning achievement; comprehensive compilation
A work or achievement that brings together and represents the best of accumulated efforts, knowledge, or experience. Often used for a definitive work or the peak of someone's career.
この作品(さくひん)は彼(かれ)の集大成(しゅうたいせい)だ。
This work is his crowning achievement.
30年(ねん)の研究(けんきゅう)の集大成(しゅうたいせい)として本(ほん)を出版(しゅっぱん)した。
He published a book as the culmination of 30 years of research.
このアルバムはバンドの活動(かつどう)の集大成(しゅうたいせい)であり、ファンにとって特別(とくべつ)な一枚(いちまい)だ。
This album is the culmination of the band's work and is a special record for fans.

Usage

集大成(しゅうたいせい) carries a sense of bringing together everything that has been accumulated over a long period. It is always positive — implying something definitive and impressive.
Unlike English "magnum opus" which focuses on a single greatest work, 集大成(しゅうたいせい) emphasizes the process of gathering and synthesizing accumulated experience or knowledge into a final, comprehensive result.

Common collocations

  • ～の集大成(しゅうたいせい) (the culmination of ~)
  • 集大成(しゅうたいせい)となる作品(さくひん) (a work that serves as a crowning achievement)
  • 集大成(しゅうたいせい)として (as a culmination)
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