How to say "result" in Japanese

• 結果けっかJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe general-purpose word for a result, outcome or consequence — the outcome of an action, event, experiment or decision, good or bad. When unsure which word to use for 'result', this is it.
  結果けっかは気きにするな。↗

  Don't worry about the results.
• 甲斐かいCommon
  nounNot a general word for 'result': it means a result that makes an act worthwhile, the sense of an effort having paid off. Use it in expressions about something being worth doing.
  苦心くしんの甲斐かいがあった。↗

  That was well worth the trouble.
• せいJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounSeldom the word for a neutral 'result': it pins an outcome on a cause as its fault, in the sense of blaming something for it. Usually written in kana alone.
  あなたの頭痛ずつうは過労かろうのせいだ。↗

  Your headache comes from overwork.
• 効果こうかJLPT N3approx.Common
  no-adjectivePrimarily 'effect' or 'effectiveness': the result of a measure, treatment or method in the sense of how well it works. Choose it when 'result' really means the effect something produces.
  彼かれらがいくら弁解べんかいしても彼女かのじょには何なんの効果こうかもなかった。↗

  Their excuses cut no ice with her.
• 出来栄えできばえCommon
  nounJudges a result by how well something turned out: the quality or success of completed work or a performance, rather than a neutral outcome.

Choose 結果 for results and outcomes in general, 効果 for the effect or effectiveness of something, 「出来栄え」 for how well finished work turns out, 甲斐 for results that make an effort worthwhile, and 「せい」 for results blamed on a cause.

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• 結果けっかresult
• 甲斐かいresult (that makes an act worthwhile)
• せいconsequence
• 効果こうかeffect
• 出来栄えできばえresult
• 当落とうらくresult (of an election)
• 所産しょさんresult
• 至りいたりutmost limit
• 合否ごうひsuccess or failure
• 帰結きけつconsequence
• 成否せいひsuccess or failure
• 仕上がりしあがりfinish
• 成り行きなりゆきcourse (of events)
• 効こうefficacy
• リザルトresult
• 出来具合できぐあいresult
• 甲斐がいresult (that makes an act worthwhile)
• 転帰てんきoutcome (esp. of illness)
• 果てしはてしend
• 成果せいか(good) result
• ためconsequence
• 答えこたえanswer
• 数値すうちfigure
• 収穫しゅうかくfruits (of one's labors)
• 果てはてresult
• 産物さんぶつresult
• 出来上がりできあがりworkmanship
• 首尾しゅびresult
• 結実けつじつbearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.)
• 詮せんeffect
• 賜物たまもの(good) result
• 実じつ(good) result