欠点

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)

1. something that detracts from perfection: a fault, a flaw, a defect
2. a disadvantage, a drawback
3. a failing grade

See also

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

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN