Vocabulary

What does 正解 (せいかい, seikai) mean?

正解 (せいかい, seikai) means correct answer, right choice.

Quick facts
Readingせいかい
Romajiseikai
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
せいかい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonseikai

correct answer, right choice

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation
  2. 2noun right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement

Example sentences

  • His answer was the correct one.

  • There may not be a correct answer to this problem.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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