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批点 (ひてん, hiten) Japanese meaning: correction marks | Kotomora

批ひ点てん

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Meanings

1

correction marks; annotations

Marks or annotations made on a document, manuscript, or exam paper to indicate corrections, comments, or grading.

先せん生せいが作さく文ぶんに批ひ点てんを入いれてくれた。
The teacher put correction marks on my composition.

Kanji

批criticism, strike
点spot, point, mark

Etymology

The term is composed of 批 (criticism, comment) and 点 (point, mark). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely originated as a Sino-Japanese compound referring to marks of evaluation.