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Kanji Detail for 績 - "good results"

  • Meaning

    績 means "good results." Also associated with merit, to spin.

    1. Achievement - A result; an accomplishment.

    2. Merit - A praiseworthy deed; credit.

    3. Spin - To make thread; to produce fiber.

  • Words using

    • 実績 じっせき Listen achievements; actual results; accomplishments
    • 成績 せいせき Listen results; record; grades
    • 業績 ぎょうせき Listen achievement; performance; results
    • 功績 こうせき Listen achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service
    • 好成績 こうせいせき Listen good results
    • 戦績 せんせき Listen war or military record; score; military achievements
    • 紡績 ぼうせき Listen spinning (textiles); spun yarn
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    • Verified meaning: good results
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いさお, せき, つずき, つむぐ)
    • Also carries these associations: merit, to spin

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (いさお)Listen (せき)Listen (つずき)Listen (つむぐ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    exploits; achievements; unreeling cocoons

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    spin; achievements

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment; Taiwan pr. [ji1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    achievements, merit

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To splice. Splicing hemp is also called 績麻. Like today saying spinning. This is it. | Achievements from accumulated effort are also called 績. Such as 功績 (achievements), 勞績 (meritorious service). Also, evaluating officials is called 考績.
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • He has a good school record.

  • He did badly at school.

  • The boy has a good school record.

  • She got good grades in english.

  • All of you did good work.

  • The results for the english exam this time were very good.

  • I got a good grade in english.

  • He stands high in his class.

  • What grade did you get on the test?

  • He is always at the top of the class.

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