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校定 (こうてい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
revision ; collation ; textual criticism
Refers to the scholarly process of comparing and correcting texts, especially classical or historical documents. Often used in academic or editorial contexts.
この 版はん は 複ふく 数すう の 写しゃ 本ほん を 校こう 定てい し て 作つく ら れ た 。
This edition was produced by collating several manuscripts.
Kanji 定 determine, fix, establish Similar words 校こう 正せい 校正 is proofreading for errors in modern publications, while 校定 is the scholarly collation and correction of texts, often historical.
校こう 訂てい 校訂 is a near-synonym also meaning textual revision/collation; 校定 may emphasize establishing a definitive text.
Etymology Compound of 校 (compare, examine) and 定 (determine, fix). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in textual scholarship.
