欠点

See also: 缺點 and 缺点

Japanese

Kanji in this term
欠	点
けつ > けっ Grade: 4	てん Grade: 2
kan'yōon	on'yomi

Alternative spellings
缺點 (kyūjitai) 缺点闕点

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 缺點 (MC khwet temX, literally “deficient, lacking” + “point, spot”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けってん [kèttéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) けってん [kèttéń] (Heiban – [0])^[2] (a failing grade)
IPA^(key): [ke̞t̚tẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

欠(けっ)点(てん) • (ketten)

something that detracts from perfection: a fault, a flaw, a defect
Synonym: 短所 (tansho)

Antonym: 美点 (biten)
a disadvantage, a drawback
a failing grade
Synonym: 落第点 (rakudaiten)

See also

(a failing grade): 満(まん)点(てん) (manten, “a perfect score; full marks”)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN