成せい果か

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Refers to a positive, tangible result or accomplishment, often from effort or work. Commonly used in business, academic, and project contexts.

長なが年ねんの研けん究きゅうの成せい果かがついに発はっ表ぴょうされた。
The results of many years of research were finally announced.
このプロジェクトの成せい果かは予よ想そう以い上じょうだった。
The outcome of this project exceeded expectations.

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Usage patterns

成せい果かが出でるfor results to show/emerge
半はん年とし続つづけてやっと成せい果かが出でてきた。
After keeping it up for six months, results finally started to show.
成せい果かを出だすto produce results
新あたらしいチームは早はやくも成せい果かを出だしている。
The new team is already producing results.
〈事こと〉の成せい果かthe fruits/results of (an effort, project, etc.)
これは長なが年ねんの研けん究きゅうの成せい果かだ。
This is the result of years of research.
成せい果かを発はっ表ぴょうするto present/report one's results
学がっ会かいでプロジェクトの成せい果かを発はっ表ぴょうした。
We presented the project's results at the conference.

Expressions

成せい果かを上あげるget results; produce results; achieve results
成せい果かを収おさめるachieve success; produce results

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.
収しゅう穫かくN3
収穫 is often used casually for a personal or unexpected gain, while 成果 is the formal word for the measurable outcome of work or a project.
結けっ晶しょうN1
成果 is a neutral, common word for 'result' or 'achievement,' while 結晶 adds a poetic sense of something taking shape over time.
快かい挙きょ
成果 is a neutral term for results or outcomes, whereas 快挙 is specifically a praiseworthy, remarkable deed.

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
成せい果か主しゅ義ぎ
results-oriented approach; meritocracy based on results
活かつ動どう成せい果か
results of an activity; outcomes
攻こう撃げき成せい果か評ひょう価か
damage assessment

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.