JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 遂: "consummate, accomplish, attain"
The kanji 遂 means "consummate, accomplish, attain, commit (suicide)". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read スイ in on'yomi and と.げる, つい.に in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
スイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
と.げるつい.に
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | consummate, accomplish, attain, commit (suicide) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1423 of 2,501 |
Common words with 遂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 遂にfinally; in the end; at last · in the end; after all; never (happened)
- 遂げるto accomplish; to achieve; to carry out · to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
- 成し遂げるto accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out
- 遂行accomplishment; execution
- やり遂げるto accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
- 未遂failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
- 完遂successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment
- 添い遂げるto remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death · to succeed in marrying
- 殺人未遂attempted murder
- 進化を遂げるto make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
- 暗殺未遂attempted assassination
- 自殺未遂attempted suicide
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