赤点

Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤	点
あか Grade: 1	てん Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
赤點 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Derived from the practice of writing failing grades (点) in red (赤).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あかてん [àkátéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠tẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

赤(あか)点(てん) • (akaten)

failing grade
ギリギリで赤(あか)点(てん)を回(かい)避(ひ)する
girigiri de akaten o kaihi suru
to avoid a failing grade barely

Synonyms

落(らく)第(だい)点(てん) (rakudaiten)

References

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