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成績不振 (せいせきふしん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

成せい績せき不ふ振しん

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Meanings

1

noun

poor performance; poor results

Used for academic, business, or organizational results that are below expectations. Often appears in formal or report contexts.

彼かれは成せい績せき不ふ振しんで大だい学がくを退たい学がくになった。
He was expelled from university due to poor academic performance.
今こん期きの売うり上

あげ

は

成せい

績せき

不ふ

振しん

だっ

た

。

This quarter's sales showed poor results.

Kanji

成turn into, become, get
績exploits, achievements, unreeling cocoons
不negative, non-, bad
振shake, wave, wag

Similar words

不ふ振しん
不振 is a broader term for slump or dullness in any area (e.g., 食欲不振 loss of appetite). 成績不振 specifically refers to poor performance in measurable outcomes.

Etymology

Compound of 成績 (results, performance) and 不振 (slump, dullness). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.