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実績
Meaning in Englishachievements, actual results
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What it means
実績 means verifiable outcomes or results attained through actions. It denotes past performance used to demonstrate capability and reliability, especially in business, project reports, and resumes.
Main meanings
- Track record of achievements evidenced by concrete outcomes and numbers
- Actual performance data used to compare against targets or promises
- Milestones and completed outputs that establish credibility in a project or organization
- Historical performance used to inform future decisions and risk assessments
How to use it
Used in formal and business contexts to refer to actual outcomes and past performance. Common collocations include 実績を挙げる, 実績を示す, 実績がある; used in performance reports, proposals, and resumes; not used to discuss potential or promises.
Variants and close terms
- 業績 (gyouseki) — achievements, performance in business
- 履歴 (rireki) — history, track record
- 実例 (jitsurei) — concrete example
- 成績 (seiseki) — results or performance
Composition
- 実: real, true; signifies authenticity or reality behind the outcome
- 跡: trace, mark left behind; indicates evidence of what happened
- combined meaning: a tangible record of real outcomes or results
Etymology
じつ + せき form 実績; the reading じっせき comes from the phonetic blending of 実 and 跡, with じつ in isolation and せき following to yield the contracted pronunciation
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