果たす

• 読み: はたす
• ローマ字: hatasu
• 漢字の分解: 果 (ka/ha) — result, end, accomplish
• 発音: /ha.ta.sɯ/

意味

To fulfil; to accomplish; to carry out completely. Implies seeing something important through to its conclusion.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conveying completion with a strong sense of duty or purposefulness. Common collocations include 役割を果たす (fulfil a role), 義務を果たす (fulfil one's duty), 夢を果たす (fulfil a dream), 約束を果たす (keep a promise). The completion nuance is stronger than simply 終える or 完成させる — it implies that something morally or personally significant has been seen through to the end.

例文

1. 長年の夢を果たし、彼女はついに世界一周を達成した。
2. リーダーとして自分の役割を果たすことが、今の最優先事項だ。
3. 彼はチームへの義務を果たした後、静かに引退した。

使い方ガイド

場面: duty, goals, accomplishment, leadership

トーン: resolute

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese はたす, combining 果て (hate, end/limit) with the causative suffix す (su). The literal sense is 'to cause to reach its end' — to bring something fully to completion. Related to 果てる (hateru, to come to an end).

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal