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Japanese symbol for “accomplish”

Romaji: hatasu
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill

In Japanese, accomplish is , read (hatasu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v5s, vt to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to fulfill; to fulfil; to realize
  2. aux-v, v5s to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

fruit, reward, carry out
on: カ
kun: は.たす、はた.す、-は.たす、は.てる
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “accomplish”

WordReadingMeaning
とげる togeruto accomplish; to achieve; to carry out
なしとげる nashitogeruto accomplish; to achieve; to complete
なす nasuto accomplish; to achieve; to win (fame)
やりとげる yaritogeruto accomplish; to finish; to carry through
まっとうする mattousuruto accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けっか kekkaresult; consequence; outcome
こうか koukaeffect; effectiveness; efficacy
せいか seika(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors)
はたして hatashiteas was expected; just as one thought; sure enough
かじつ kajitsufruit; nut; berry
くだもの kudamonofruit

See also: Chinese symbol for “accomplish”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.