減点げんてん (genten)

subtract, give a demerit

  • JLPT N1
  • Pitch 0
  • #44684 most frequent

Meaning

減点 (げんてん, genten) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “subtract, give a demerit”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 8

テストで 間違まちがえて 減点げんてんされた

I lost some points in the test because I got a character wrong.

診療点数の減点内容の分析を支援して減点の削減が容易に図れるようにする。

To easily reduce bad marks by supporting the analysis of deduction contents of medical care points.

かつての全国新酒鑑評会では、酒に色がついた出品酒を減点対象にしていた時代があった。

In certain periods in the past, points were deducted for sake that has color in Zenkoku Shinshu Kanpyokai (National New Sake Appraising and Deliberating Fair).

強すぎると異臭に感じられ「酢酸エチル臭」「セメダイン臭」と呼ばれて減点の対象となる。

However, if a banana-like fragrance is too strong, it is felt to be an unusual smell and called the "smell of ethyl acetate" or "smell of Cemedine" and it becomes the cause of point deduction.