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Japanese symbol for “achievement”

Romaji: tassei
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

In Japanese, achievement is , read (tassei).

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. n, vs, vt achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

Kanji and stroke order

accomplished, reach, arrive
on: タツ、ダ
kun: -たち
12 strokes · JLPT 2
turn into, become, get
on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: な.る、な.す、-な.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “achievement”

WordReadingMeaning
ぎょうせき gyousekiachievement; performance; results
せいこう seikousuccess; achievement
こうせき kousekiachievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service
てがら tegaraachievement; feat; meritorious deed
はたらき hatarakiachievement; performance; ability

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ともだち tomodachifriend; companion
はったつ hattatsudevelopment; growth
はいたつ haitatsudelivery
とうたつ toutatsureaching; attaining; arrival
でんたつ dentatsutransmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery
せいこう seikousuccess; achievement
せいちょう seichougrowth; development; growing up
かんせい kanseicompletion; perfection; accomplishment

See also: Chinese symbol for “achievement”.

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.

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