～た結果・～の結果 (~ta kekka / ~no kekka) Meaning & Usage: “As a Result of” in Japanese

Introduction

Have you ever wanted to say “After discussing it, we decided…” or “As a result of the vote…” in Japanese?

For example:

• How do you report what a team decided after talking it over?
• How do you say “I lost 3 kilos as a result of dieting”?
• What expression do Japanese speakers use to announce the outcome of a survey, an election, or a medical test?

When you want to state what came out of a process—thinking, trying, investigating, voting—Japanese uses ～た結果 / ～の結果 (~ta kekka / ~no kekka).

1. Meaning: What does ～結果 mean?

結果けっか is a noun meaning “result / outcome.” Used as grammar, ～結果 means “as a result of doing A, B happened.”

Common English equivalents:

• as a result of ~
• after ~ing, (we decided / it turned out) …
• ~ resulted in …

✅ The action in front of 結果 is usually a process that takes time or effort:

• discussing, thinking, negotiating (相談そうだんする、話はなし合あう、検討けんとうする)
• trying hard, continuing (努力どりょくする、頑張がんばる、続つづける)
• investigating, testing, voting (調査ちょうさ、検査けんさ、投票とうひょう、抽選ちゅうせん)

Example:

ダイエットを頑張がんばった結果けっか、体重たいじゅうが5キロ減へった。
As a result of working hard on my diet, I lost 5 kilos.

The result can be good or bad

～結果 itself is neutral. It simply reports the outcome, whether that outcome is welcome or not.

• Good: 抽選ちゅうせんの結果、ゲーム機きが当あたった。= As a result of the drawing, I won a game console.
• Bad: 遅刻ちこくした結果、試験しけんを受うけられなかった。= As a result of being late, I couldn’t take the exam.

This is an important difference from ～たあげく, which is always negative (see section 4).

2. Formation

There are two patterns.

① V-た + 結果

Attach 結果 to the plain past (た form) of a verb. The present form is not used here.

• 相談そうだんする (to discuss) → 相談した結果
  • You never say “相談そうだんする結果”
• 考かんがえる (to think) → 考かんがえた結果
• 話はなし合あう (to talk over) → 話し合あった結果
• 頑張がんばる (to try hard) → 頑張った結果

② Noun + の + 結果

With a noun, insert の. The noun is normally an action noun (something you do), very often a する-verb noun.

• 投票とうひょうの結果 = as a result of the vote
• 調査ちょうさの結果 = as a result of the survey
• 検査けんさの結果 = as a result of the examination
• 抽選ちゅうせんの結果 = as a result of the drawing

Key rule: the sentence ends in the past

Because you are reporting an outcome that has already happened, the second half of the sentence normally ends in ～た (past tense).

• ✅ 努力どりょくした結果、N3に合格ごうかくした。= As a result of my efforts, I passed N3.
• ❌ 努力した結果、N3に合格ごうかくします。

However, if the result is a decision about the future, the sentence can end in the present/future tense. E.g, 話はなし合あった結果けっか、来月らいげつのイベントは中止ちゅうしします。(As a result of our discussion, we will cancel next month’s event.)

Practical tip: ～結果 sounds slightly formal. It is very common in news, reports, announcements, and business speech.

3. Useful Examples

① Vた + 結果

Situation: The graduating class has been arguing about where to go on their class trip. Yumi reports the decision.

John

卒業旅行そつぎょうりょこう、どこに決きまったの？
So where did you decide to go for the graduation trip?

Yumi

みんなで相談そうだんした結果、北海道ほっかいどうへ行いくことにしたよ。
After discussing it as a group, we decided to go to Hokkaido.

Situation: Ken overslept on the day of an important exam.

Ken

遅刻ちこくした結果、試験しけんを受うけられなかったんだ。
As a result of being late, I wasn’t able to take the exam.

Emi

それはつらいね……。次つぎは気きをつけてね。
That’s rough… Be careful next time.

何度なんども話はなし合あった結果、ようやく意見いけんがまとまった。
After talking it over many times, we finally reached an agreement.

② Noun + の + 結果

Situation: The team has just finished voting for a new leader.

Saori

投票とうひょうの結果、田中たなかさんがリーダーに選えらばれました。
As a result of the vote, Mr. Tanaka was chosen as leader.

Koki

納得なっとくの結果けっかですね。
That’s a result everyone can accept.

抽選ちゅうせんの結果、ゲーム機きが当あたった。
As a result of the drawing, I won a game console.

アンケート調査ちょうさの結果、将来しょうらいなりたい職業しょくぎょうの1位いは会社員かいしゃいんだということがわかった。
The survey found that the most popular future career choice was “company employee.”

検査けんさの結果、特とくに問題もんだいは見みつからなかった。
The examination found no particular problems.

4. Related grammar (comparison)

～たあげく

Also means “after ~ing, in the end…”, but あげく is always negative. It carries the feeling that a long, troublesome process ended badly.

• 長時間ちょうじかん迷まよったあげく、何なにも買かわなかった。= After agonizing for ages, I ended up buying nothing.
• ❌ 努力どりょくしたあげく、試験しけんに合格ごうかくした。
  • Passing is a good outcome, so あげく doesn’t fit. Use 努力した結果、試験に合格した。

～た末すえに

末に emphasizes that the process was long and difficult before a final decision or conclusion was reached. The outcome can be good or bad, but the focus is on the struggle rather than on cause and effect.

• 悩なやんだ末に、留学りゅうがくすることにした。= After much agonizing, I decided to study abroad.
  • You can also say 悩んだ結果、留学することにした。The 結果 version simply reports the outcome; the 末に version stresses how hard the decision was.

～結果けっかとして

結果として means “as a (final) result” and is used on its own as a connector at the start of a sentence. It often suggests the outcome was not what anyone planned.

• 値段ねだんを下さげた。結果として、利益りえきが減へってしまった。= We lowered the price. As a result, profits fell.

5. Common Mistake: ～た結果 (ta kekka) vs. ～てから (te kara)

Because both can be translated as “after ~ing,” learners often swap them. Remember this golden rule:

• ～た結果: B is the outcome produced by A. There is a cause-and-effect link.
• ～てから: B simply happens later in time than A. No cause-and-effect needed.

Example: I washed my hands, then ate lunch. (Just a sequence.)

• ❌ Incorrect: 手てを洗あらった結果、昼ひるごはんを食たべた。
• ✅ Correct: 手を洗ってから、昼ごはんを食べた。

Example: We examined the data, and the cause became clear. (Real cause and effect.)

• ✅ Correct: データを調しらべた結果、原因げんいんがわかった。(As a result of examining the data, we identified the cause.)
• △ Weak: データを調べてから、原因がわかった。(This sounds like the two events just happened in order.)

One more check: the action before 結果 must be a process, not an instant action. ❌ ドアを開あけた結果、部屋へやに入はいった is unnatural for the same reason.

6. Practice

Translate the following English into Japanese using ～た結果 or ～の結果.

7. FAQ

Conclusion

In this article, you learned how to use ～た結果 / ～の結果 to say “as a result of ~” in Japanese.

With this grammar, you can now:

• report the outcome of a discussion, effort, or investigation,
• connect an action and its consequence clearly and formally,
• and tell ～結果 apart from ～たあげく, ～た末に, and ～てから.