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Japanese symbol for “consequently”

Romaji: kekka
result; consequence; outcome; effect

In Japanese, consequently is , read (kekka).

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Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs result; consequence; outcome; effect; product
  2. adv consequently; as a result; hence; thus; accordingly
  3. conj, prt as a result of; following; as a consequence of
  4. n, vi, vs bearing fruit; fruiting

Kanji and stroke order

tie, bind, contract
on: ケツ、ケチ
kun: むす.ぶ、ゆ.う、ゆ.わえる
12 strokes · JLPT 2
fruit, reward, carry out
on: カ
kun: は.たす、はた.す、-は.たす、は.てる
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “consequently”

WordReadingMeaning
したがって shitagattetherefore; consequently; accordingly
ゆえに yuenitherefore; consequently
だから dakaraso; therefore; accordingly
から karaso; therefore; accordingly
ので nodebecause of that; therefore; accordingly

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けっこん kekkonmarriage
けっきょく kekkyokuafter all; in the end; ultimately
けっこう kekkousplendid; nice; wonderful
けつろん ketsuronconclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.)
けっせい kesseiformation; combination
こうか koukaeffect; effectiveness; efficacy
せいか seika(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors)
はたして hatashiteas was expected; just as one thought; sure enough

See also: Chinese symbol for “consequently”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.