結果 / の結果【けっか】

結果 (けっか) means "as a result" or "as a result of" and is used to express that something happened as a consequence of a preceding action, event, or investigation. It connects a cause or process to its outcome.

結果 used as a conjunction between clauses

When placed between two clauses, 結果 functions like a conjunction meaning "as a result" or "consequently." The first clause describes the action or situation, and the second clause describes the outcome.

In this pattern, the verb before 結果 is typically in the past tense (きごう〜たけっか結果).

Noun + の結果

When a noun precedes 結果, the particle の is used to connect them. This pattern is common with nouns describing processes like investigations, experiments, examinations, or discussions.

結果 at the beginning of a sentence

結果 can also appear at the start of a sentence – often as その結果 – to refer back to something previously mentioned and introduce the resulting outcome.

Nuance

結果 is relatively formal and is commonly found in written Japanese, news reports, academic writing, and formal speech. It emphasizes a logical or factual cause-and-effect relationship. The outcome can be either positive or negative.