経 験 値(けいけんち)

けいけんち

noun

experience points (in games); level of experience

1. 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(けいけんち)を稼(かせ)ぐ。

To earn experience points.

彼(かれ)はまだ経験値(けいけんち)が低(ひく)い。

He still has a low level of experience.

海外(かいがい)で働(はたら)くことで経験値(けいけんち)が上(あ)がった。

Working abroad raised my experience level.

失敗(しっぱい)も経験値(けいけんち)だと思(おも)えば気(き)が楽(らく)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(けいけんち) 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(けいけんち)を稼(かせ)ぐ: to earn experience (points)
経験値(けいけんち)が上(あ)がる: experience level goes up
経験値(けいけんち)が高(たか)い/低(ひく)い: to have high/low experience
経験値(けいけんち)を積(つ)む: to build up experience

Similar words

経験(けいけん): experience (the general word); 経験値(けいけんち) adds the nuance of quantifiable, accumulated skill
実績(じっせき): track record or achievements; focuses on concrete results rather than accumulated learning
熟練度(じゅくれんど): proficiency level; more formal and focused on skill mastery

Forms

経験(けいけん) (experience) + 値(ち) (value, numerical value).

Related Words

Compare: 実績(じっせき) (track record or achievements)

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Added 2026.4.24 21:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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