私の成績
watashi no seiseki
In Japanese, "my grade" is 私の成績 (watashi no seiseki).
成績 (seiseki) is used to refer to a student's overall academic performance or a set of marks. It does not refer to a single specific score on one test, which would be 点数 (tensū).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 私の成績 is composed of 私 (watashi) meaning 'I', の (no) a possessive particle and 成績 (seiseki) meaning 'grades' or 'academic results'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For male speakers in casual or semi-formal settings, replacing 私 with 僕 to say 僕の成績 is more common.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun 成績 does not change form based on whether the grade is singular or plural.
How do you pronounce it?
watashi no seiseki
Did you know?
- In Japanese schools, a 'grade' can be expressed using the word 成績 but students often talk about their 'rank' 順位 because competitive ranking is more culturally emphasized than the absolute score.
- Depending on the school, grades are often written as numbers from 1 to 5, where 5 is the highest, which is the opposite of the common US GPA or ranking systems.
- The word 成績 contains the character 成, which means 'to become' or 'to accomplish', implying that your grades are a reflection of what you have achieved.
Examples in context
- 私の成績はあまり良くありません。Watashi no seiseki wa amari yoku arimasen.My grade is not very good.
- 私の成績が発表されました。Watashi no seiseki ga happyou saremashita.My grade was announced.
- 私の成績を上げたいです。Watashi no seiseki o agetai desu.I want to improve my grade.
Example conversation
Two students are talking about their test results.
- 蓮 Ren陽葵、私の成績を見た？Himari, watashi no seiseki o mita?Himari, did you see my grade?
- 陽葵 Himariうん、すごく良かったね！Un, sugoku yokatta ne!Yeah, it was really good!
- 蓮 Renありがとう。頑張ったもん。Arigatou. Ganbatta mon.Thanks. I worked hard.
- 陽葵 Himariおめでとう、蓮！Omedetou, Ren!Congratulations, Ren!
