添てん削さく

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添削する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	添てん削さくする	添てん削さくしない
Polite	添てん削さくします	添てん削さくしません
Past polite	添てん削さくしました	添てん削さくしませんでした
Past	添てん削さくした	添てん削さくしなかった
Te-form	添てん削さくして	添てん削さくしないで
Desire	添てん削さくしたい	添てん削さくしたくない
Potential	添てん削さくできる	添てん削さくできない
Passive	添てん削さくされる	添てん削さくされない
Causative	添てん削さくさせる	添てん削さくさせない
Causative passive	添てん削さくさせられる	添てん削さくさせられない
Volitional	添てん削さくしよう
Polite volitional	添てん削さくしましょう
Imperative	添てん削さくしろ	添てん削さくするな
Conditional	添てん削さくすれば	添てん削さくしなければ
Tara conditional	添てん削さくしたら	添てん削さくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

correction; revision; polishing

Refers to making corrections and improvements to a piece of writing, such as an essay or manuscript, often by a teacher or editor. Implies both fixing errors and refining expression.

先せん生せいに作さく文ぶんを添てん削さくしてもらった。
I had my composition corrected by the teacher.
この原げん稿こうはまだ添てん削さくが必ひつ要ようだ。
This manuscript still needs revision.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に〈物もの〉を添てん削さくしてもらうto have someone correct/revise one's writing
先せん生せいにエッセイを添てん削さくしてもらった。
I had my teacher correct and revise my essay.
〈物もの〉に添てん削さくを入いれるto mark up/add corrections to a piece of writing
編へん集しゅう者しゃが原げん稿こうに添てん削さくを入いれた。
The editor made corrections on the manuscript.
赤あかペンで添てん削さくするto correct/revise using a red pen
教きょう師しは生せい徒との作さく文ぶんを赤あかペンで添てん削さくした。
The teacher corrected the student's composition with a red pen.

Kanji

添annexed, accompany, marry
削plane, sharpen, whittle

Related words

校こう正せい
校正 means proofreading for typos and factual errors, while 添削 covers broader corrections and stylistic polishing.
修しゅう正せいN3
修正 is a general word for modifying or amending anything, whereas 添削 specifically means correcting and refining written text.
訂てい正せいN2
訂正 means simply fixing a mistake to make it correct, while 添削 also implies improving the quality and expression of the writing.
推すい敲こうN1
添削 usually refers to a teacher or editor correcting someone else's writing, while 推敲 is the author revising their own work.
校こう閲えつ
添削 typically means a teacher or expert correcting and giving feedback on a student's writing, while 校閲 refers to professional editorial checking before publication.

Don't confuse with

添てん付ぷN3
添削 means to correct and polish a piece of writing, while 添付 means to attach a file or document; the two share the kanji 添 but have unrelated meanings.

Etymology

Compound of 添 (てん, 'to add, accompany') and 削 (さく, 'to cut, delete'), reflecting the dual process of adding and removing elements to improve a text.