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罰点 (ばってん, batten) Japanese meaning: cross mark | Kotomora
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The questions I got wrong on the test had cross marks on them.
You get one demerit mark if you're late.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 罰ばっ 点てん をつける to mark something with an X
The teacher marked the mistakes on the test with an X.
〈 物もの 〉 に 罰ばっ 点てん がつく for something to get an X mark
The wrong answer got an X mark.
罰ばっ 点てん を 受う ける to receive a demerit mark
If you're late three times, you get a demerit mark.
Counted with dot; spot; speck; mark · mark; grade; score; points · point; score; goal; run · point · point; aspect; respect; detail · punctuation mark; dot · dot stroke · counter for points, marks, goals, etc. · counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
Written forms 罰ばっ 点てん
Kanji form; usually written in kana.
ばってん Usage 72%
Kana form; the word is usually written using kana alone.
バッテン Usage 28%
kana-only spelling
Katakana form; sometimes used for emphasis or in informal writing.
Etymology Formed from 罰 and 点, with contraction and gemination of ばつてん to ばってん.
