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
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 缺點 (kʰwet̚ tem^X, literally “deficient, lacking + point, spot”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) けってん [kèttéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ke̞t̚tẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

欠点 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 缺點, hiragana けってん, rōmaji ketten)

something that detracts from perfection: a fault, a flaw, a defect
a disadvantage, a drawback
a failing grade

See also

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

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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