業績|ぎょうせきgyouseki[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounachievement; performance; results; work; contribution
- 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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