既成

Chinese

		already; since; both... (and...)	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
trad. (既成)		既	成
simp. #(既成)		既	成

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³ sing⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìchéng
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chʻêng²
    • Yale: jì-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihcherng
    • Palladius: цзичэн (czičɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 既成 繼承 / 继承 計程 / 计程

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei³ sing⁴
    • Yale: gei sìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ sing⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi³ xing⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ sɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

既成

1. completed; established; accomplished

   既成事實／既成事实  ―  jìchéng shìshí  ―  established fact

Japanese

Kanji in this term
既	成
き Grade: S	せい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
既成 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲise̞ː]
• (Tokyo) きせー [kìséé] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

既(き)成(せい) • (kisei) 

1. established
   • 1968, 戸坂潤, “「社会政策」株式会社” (chapter 17), in 戸坂潤全集　第五巻‎^[1], 勁草書房, 現代日本の思想対立:

     そこで狼狽したのは、東北地方関係の既成の電気業者達である。

     Soko de rōbai shita no wa, Tōhoku chihō kankei no kisei no denki gyōsha-tachi de aru.

     The established electrical contractors in the Tohoku region were thrown into disarray by this situation.

2. ready-made

   既成(きせい)の服(ふく) ― kisei no fuku ― ready-made clothes

Usage notes

The spelling 既製 is considered more correct when referring to concrete objects such as ready-made goods or prefabricated parts.

Derived terms

• 既成品(きせいひん) (kisei-hin, “ready-made goods”)
• 既成事実(きせいじじつ) (kisei jijitsu, “fait accompli”)
• 既成概念(きせいがいねん) (kisei gainen, “stereotype”)

References

• “既成”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026