成果 (せいか, seika) Japanese meaning: result

成果 (せいか, seika) Japanese meaning: result | Kotomora

Kanji

成turn into, become, get
果fruit, reward, carry out

Related words· 10

結けっ果かN3
結果 is a neutral word for any 'result' or 'consequence', while 成果 specifically implies a positive outcome achieved through effort.
実じっ績せきN2
実績 stresses concrete, verifiable track record or performance (e.g. sales figures), while 成果 is broader and can describe any fruit of effort.
業ぎょう績せきN2
業績 typically refers to notable achievements in business, academia, or a career, whereas 成果 can describe smaller, everyday results as well.
成せい績せきN4
成績 refers to measurable grades or performance records, while 成果 is the broader accomplishment or fruit of labor itself.

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実じつN1
成果 is the everyday word for a concrete 'result' or 'achievement', while 実 in this sense appears mainly in the fixed phrase 実を結ぶ (to bear fruit).
研けん究きゅう成せい果かN1
成果 is the general word for results or achievements in any field, while 研究成果 specifically means the results produced by academic or scientific research.
実みのり
成果 is a general term for results or achievements in work or study, while 実り carries a more organic, gradual nuance, as if crops were growing toward fruition.
収しゅう

Opposites

徒と労ろう
成果 is the positive result or fruit of one's effort, the opposite of 徒労, which is effort that yields nothing.

Don't confuse with

効こう果かN3
効果 means the 'effect' or 'impact' something has, while 成果 means the 'achievement' or 'result' gained from effort; learners confuse the two because both use 果.

Word family

研けん究きゅう成せい果かN1
research results; research findings; research outcomes
成せい果か物ぶつ
deliverable; delivered product; output
成せい果か給きゅう
performance-based pay; commission
成せい果か主

Etymology

Compound of 成 (sei, 'achieve') and 果 (ka, 'fruit'), literally 'achieved fruit'. The kanji combination conveys the idea of bearing fruit from one's efforts.

成せい果か

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