Complete or Composed

August 2, 2010

"Complete" in kanji. Japanese calligraphy art by Nao.

"Complete" by Nao

na-ru, na-su, sei, jō

The verb “naru” means to “be complete” or “to consist of.”

Some Japanese verbs consist of two verbs. For example, naritatsu consists of naru and tatsu. The form of the former verb changes. Incidentally, naritatsu also means “to consist of.”

The noun “naritachi” derived from naritatsu means origin or history. Seiritsu, another noun which consists of the same characters, means formation or materialization.

Seijin means an adult and seijinshiki is a coming-of-age ceremony.

Miseinen means a minor who is still legally a child whereas seinen is legally an adult.

Sei is success.


The kanji for "Complete" with the stroke order and arrows showing directions.

  1. Draw the sweeping stroke to the left.
  2. Draw the horizontal stroke.
  3. Draw the hook with an upward turn.
  4. Draw the curve crossing the horizontal stroke. End the stroke with an upward turn.
  5. Draw the sweeping stroke crossing the previous stroke.
  6. Draw the dot in the upper right corner.
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