The Meaning of gyōseki [業績] In Japanese

業績
ぎょうせき
Romaji: gyōseki N2

What does 業績 mean?

Translation and Meaning

achievements, performance, track record

Definition

What does 業績 mean? It denotes the achievements or track record of a person, company, or project, emphasizing measurable results produced through work and activity. It commonly appears in business reports, resumes, and performance reviews to summarize past success.

Type

noun (名詞)

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • concrete results and outcomes that form a track record across a period
  • the documented performance of an organization or individual, often backed by numbers
  • a realm of professional success used in evaluation and reporting

Etymology

業 ぎょう and 績 せき are Sino-Japanese on’yomi readings; together they create a compound whose current pronunciation in Japanese is gyōseki; the phonetic form reflects historical Chinese phonology being adapted into Japanese vocabulary.

Origin

Borrowed into Japanese with the two kanji from Chinese writing. The concept appeared in formal contexts where work results were recorded, and it grew in use with modern business and administration; earliest attestations align with classical Chinese and later Japanese bureaucratic discourse.

Composition

  • 業: work, business, affair
  • 績: merit, achievement, record
  • Combination: the record of produced results through work, yielding a sense of overall performance or achievements

Usage

Used in formal written and spoken contexts to refer to corporate or individual results, performance, and history of achievement; common in annual reports, corporate summaries, résumés, and performance assessments; typically encountered with particles or in verb phrases like 業績を上げる, though construction details are not included here.
💡 Tips
Mnemonic: imagine a factory tallying outputs on a large board; the word literally stands for the tally of what has been produced, so link gyō to work and seki to results in your mind.

Variations

  • 実績 (jisseki) — concrete results or track record
  • 成績 (seiseki) — performance, results, including academic grades
  • 成果 (seika) — outcomes, achievements

Example Phrases

  • 上司は最近、業績を伸ばす計画を立てた。
    Jōshi wa saikin, gyōseki o nobasu keikaku o tateta.
    The boss recently laid out a plan to boost the company’s performance.
    Lista:
    • 上司は (jōshi wa) – the boss
    • 最近、 (saikin,) – recently
    • 業績を (gyōseki o) – the performance
    • 伸ばす (nobasu) – to boost
    • 計画を (keikaku o) – plan
    • 立てた。 (tateta.) – laid out
    核心点：を indica o objeto direto de 伸ばす; aqui 「業績」 significa desempenho/resultado da empresa.
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