結果

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 結果 is read as けっか and is a noun for the result or outcome produced when a test, action, or process is completed.
• Basic usage: A result to be learned appears in 試験の結果, while an outcome following a process appears in 何度も話し合った結果、日程を変えた.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Noun and post-process pattern
  • Nの結果 names the result itself, while Vた結果、... introduces what happened after the preceding action.
• Difference from 成果
  • 結果 covers outcomes generally, whether good or bad, while 成果 focuses on a valuable achievement produced by effort or activity.