workmanship; finish; execution
Refers to how well a made thing, written work, performance, or other completed result has been executed. Common in patterns such as 出来がいい and 出来が悪い.
この模型は細部まで出来がいい。
This model is well made down to the details.
This piece is well made.
完成した原稿の出来に満足している。
I am satisfied with the quality of the finished manuscript.
Used for how well someone did on a test, assignment, match, or similar evaluation; often overlaps with 'result' or 'grade' in English.
今日の試験の出来はどうだった？
How did you do on today's exam?
数学の出来が思ったより悪かった。
My performance in math was worse than I expected.
quality of a crop; condition of a harvest
Agricultural use for how well crops have grown or turned out in a given season.
今年の米は出来がよい。
This year's rice crop is good.
Specialized market or trading use, referring to concluded transactions or the amount of trading; often encountered in related terms such as 出来高.
株式市場では、売買の成立やその数量を出来ということがある。
In the stock market, completed trades or their quantity may be called deki.
試験の出来がよかった。
I did well on the exam.
This year's rice harvest turned out well.
The result depends on how well it comes out.
成績 is the standard word for grades or academic records, while 出来 describes more loosely how a particular test or task went.
作柄 is a specialized agricultural term for crop condition, while 出来 is the more everyday word used in phrases like 米の出来.
仕上がり focuses on the state or finish of something right after it is completed, whereas 出来 is broader and can also describe test results or crop quality.
出来 read しゅったい is a formal word for an occurrence or completion, while the same kanji read でき usually means the quality, result, or yield of something made.
can; be able to; be possible · be good at; do well; be proficient · come into existence; form; appear; be born; get (a friend, free time, etc.) · be made; be built; be completed; be ready · grow (crops); be produced · be mature; be well-balanced; be of fine character · be by nature; be born ... · become involved (sexually); become intimate; take up with · get pregnant
event; incident; occurrence
completion; finish · workmanship; result; outcome
be completed; be finished; be ready · be very drunk; be plastered
well done; excellent result; great job
output; yield; production volume; piecework
failure; defective article; botch · good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
result; outcome; performance · workmanship; execution; finish
Written with 出 and 来, suggesting something that has come out, come about, or been produced. This spelling association helps explain the meanings 'result' and 'how something turned out,' but it should not be taken as a precise historical derivation.
sudden impulse; passing fancy
poor result; bad job; poor workmanship
ready-made; off-the-shelf; prepared · common-law (wife)
boil; blister; pimple
skin growth; lump; boil; pimple
able person; fine person
freshly made; just made; brand-new
something new but of poor quality
lot distribution; partial fill
selling price
year of good harvest; fruitful year
scoring combination; meld
upstart; mushroom millionaire
autumn at harvest time; harvest autumn
well-made; well-done; great success
too good; overly excellent · overproduction; making too much