accomplish

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is すい, and the kun reading is とげる. It has 12 strokes and relates to bringing something to completion or an attempt ending incomplete.
• Basic usage: 遂げる is read とげる, and 未遂 is read みすい.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 遂げる / 未遂
  • 遂げる means achieve or carry out and is read とげる. It describes achieving growth or carrying a mission through to completion.
  • 小さな工房は十年で大きな成長を遂げた。 means “The small workshop achieved remarkable growth in ten years.”
  • 未遂 means attempt or failed attempt and is read みすい. It refers to an intended crime or intrusion ending as a failed attempt.
  • 推理小説では宝石の窃盗未遂が事件の始まりです。 means “In the mystery novel, an attempted jewel theft begins the incident.”