業績|ぎょうせきgyouseki[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounachievement; performance; results; work; contribution
    会社かいしゃは昇進しょうしんで彼かれの業績ぎょうせきに報むくいた。↗
    The company rewarded him with promotion.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym事績じせきWrittenWritten, history-flavored word for the deeds a person has left behind; it stresses what was done rather than the results.
  • Related功績こうせきWrittenWritten word for merits or contributions to society or an organization, as in 「功績を称える」; 「業績」 centers on the results of work or research.
  • Related功労こうろうWrittenWritten word for merit together with the effort spent to earn it, as in 「功労者」; it stresses the exertion behind the deed.
  • Related手柄てがらNeutralNeutral word for a feat or credit one has earned, as in 「手柄を立てる」; common in speech, unlike the results-focused 「業績」.
  • Related功業こうぎょうWrittenWritten word for great feats or accomplishments; rarely seen in modern Japanese.
  • Related大功たいこうWrittenWritten word for a great deed or merit; rare today, with 「大きな功績」 as the everyday way to say it.
  • Related勲いさおWrittenArchaic, literary word for merit or distinguished service; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Use 「業績」 for the results of a company or research, as in 「業績が悪化」「研究業績」. For contributions to society choose 「功績」, for merit earned through effort 「功労」, and in speech 「手柄」. 「事績」 is historical; 「功業」「大功」「勲」 are rare written or archaic words.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 事業じぎょうや研究けんきゅうなどの成果せいか。
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