Kanji N2

績: exploits, achievements, unreeling cocoons

績 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning exploits, achievements, unreeling cocoons, written with 17 strokes. It is read セキ (on), and has no common kun reading. Children in Japan learn it in grade 5. You will see it in 実績 (じっせき, achievements) and 成績 (せいせき, results).

績

Meanings

  • exploits
  • achievements
  • unreeling cocoons
Strokes17
JLPT levelN2
School gradeGrade 5
Frequency#820 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • セキ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • None in common use

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 績

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 実績じっせき

    achievements; actual results; accomplishments

    JLPT N2
  • 成績せいせき

    results; record; grades; marks

    JLPT N3
  • 功績こうせき

    achievement; meritorious deed

    JLPT N2
  • 業績ぎょうせき

    achievement; performance; results; work

    JLPT N1
  • 紡績ぼうせき

    spinning (textiles)

    JLPT N1
  • 戦績せんせき

    war or military record; score

  • 好成績こうせいせき

    good results

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.