成功（せいこう）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: success
Example sentences
- 努力して、ついに成功した。 — I worked hard and finally succeeded.
- 成功のかげには多くの苦労がある。 — Behind every success lies a great deal of hard work.
Idioms & proverbs containing “成功”
- 失敗は成功の母 (しっぱいはせいこうのはは) — failure is the mother of success
- 失敗は成功のもと (しっぱいはせいこうのもと) — failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
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