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experience points (in games); level of experience
a numerical value representing accumulated experience, originally from video games but now widely used figuratively to describe real-life experience and skill
経験値を稼ぐ。
To earn experience points.
彼はまだ経験値が低い。
He still has a low level of experience.
海外で働くことで経験値が上がった。
Working abroad raised my experience level.
失敗も経験値だと思えば気が楽になる。
If you think of failures as experience points, it's easier to accept them.
Originally a gaming term (often abbreviated as EXP), 経験値 has crossed over into everyday Japanese to describe accumulated real-world experience. The gaming metaphor is alive in everyday speech — people talk about "leveling up" their experience.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 経験値を稼ぐ: to earn experience (points)
- 経験値が上がる: experience level goes up
- 経験値が高い/低い: to have high/low experience
- 経験値を積む: to build up experience
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 経験: experience (the general word); 経験値 adds the nuance of quantifiable, accumulated skill
- 実績: track record or achievements; focuses on concrete results rather than accumulated learning
- 熟練度: proficiency level; more formal and focused on skill mastery
WORD FORMATION:
経験 (experience) + 値 (value, numerical value).