功成り名遂ぐ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 4

Grade: 4

Grade: 1

Grade: S
kan'on kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 功成名遂 (gōngchéngmíngsuì).

Verb

(こう)()()() • (kō nari na toguintransitive nidan

  1. to achieve career success and fame/honor

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "功成り名遂ぐ" (ガ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 功成り名遂げ こうなりなとげ kou nari na toge
Continuative (連用形) 功成り名遂げ こうなりなとげ kou nari na toge
Terminal (終止形) 功成り名遂ぐ こうなりなとぐ kou nari na togu
Attributive (連体形) 功成り名遂ぐる こうなりなとぐる kou nari na toguru
Realis (已然形) 功成り名遂ぐれ こうなりなとぐれ kou nari na togure
Imperative (命令形) 功成り名遂げよ こうなりなとげよ kou nari na togeyo
Key constructions
Negative 功成り名遂げず こうなりなとげず kou nari na togezu
Contrasting conjunction 功成り名遂ぐれど こうなりなとぐれど kou nari na toguredo
Causal conjunction 功成り名遂ぐれば こうなりなとぐれば kou nari na togureba
Conditional conjunction 功成り名遂げば こうなりなとげば kou nari na togeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 功成り名遂げき こうなりなとげき kou nari na togeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 功成り名遂げけり こうなりなとげけり kou nari na togekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 功成り名遂げつ こうなりなとげつ kou nari na togetu
Perfect tense (natural event) 功成り名遂げぬ こうなりなとげぬ kou nari na togenu
Perfect-continuative tense 功成り名遂げたり こうなりなとげたり kou nari na togetari
Volitional 功成り名遂げむ こうなりなとげむ kou nari na togemu

See also