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成績 (せいせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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ねん
より
良よ
かっ
た
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My grades this semester were better than last year.
He came out on top in sales performance.
Usage patterns 成せい 績せき が 上あ がる for one's grades/results to improve
After studying every day, my grades improved.
成せい 績せき が 下さ がる for one's grades/results to decline
I played video games all the time, and my grades dropped.
〈 物もの 〉 の 成せい 績せき が 良よ い to have good grades/results in something
He has good grades in math.
成せい 績せき を 上あ げる to improve one's grades/performance (through effort)
I want to improve my grades on the next test.
成せい 績せき を 残のこ す to leave behind/achieve a (notable) record
That athlete achieved a great result at the world competition.
Kanji 績 exploits, achievements, unreeling cocoons Related words· 9 結果 means a general result or outcome, while 成績 specifically refers to a measured performance, grade, or record.
点数 is a single numerical score, whereas 成績 can describe an overall record or evaluation beyond one number.
業績 emphasizes accomplishments or achievements (often in business or research), while 成績 is more neutral and covers any measured record, including school grades.
評価 is the act or result of judging/assessing something, while 成績 is the concrete outcome or score itself.
Show 5 more 成績 usually refers to grades or scores in academic or competitive settings, while 実績 stresses tangible, proven accomplishments over time.
成績 is the standard word for grades or academic records, while 出来 describes more loosely how a particular test or task went.
成績 is neutral for 'results' or 'grades', while 好成績 specifically means good results.
Word family· 14 poor result; bad record; failure
good results; good grades; strong performance
transcript of results; report of results
Etymology Compound of 成 (achievement, result) and 績 (achievement, merit). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination has long been associated with measurable outcomes and records.
戦せん 績せき
成績 is the general word for results or grades in any context (school, work, tests), while 戦績 specifically refers to a record of wins/losses in battles or competitions.
成績 refers to measurable grades or performance records, while 成果 is the broader accomplishment or fruit of labor itself.
成せい 績せき 表ひょう
personal results; individual score
Show 5 more work performance; performance record; service record
business results; business performance
school record; academic performance
head-to-head record; win-loss record between two opponents
poor performance; poor results
