正解(せいかい)

せいかい
noun / suru-verb
correct answer, right answer
1. correct answer, right answer
The correct or right answer to a question or problem.
正解(せいかい)は3番(ばん)です。
The correct answer is number 3.
全問(ぜんもん)正解(せいかい)だった。
I got all the answers right.
先生(せんせい)が正解(せいかい)を発表(はっぴょう)した。
The teacher announced the correct answer.
2. correct, right
Being correct or right about something.
あなたの判断(はんだん)は正解(せいかい)だった。
Your judgment was correct.
あの時(とき)転職(てんしょく)したのは正解(せいかい)だった。
It was the right decision to change jobs at that time.
彼女(かのじょ)の予想(よそう)は正解(せいかい)だったことが後(あと)で分(わ)かった。
It turned out later that her prediction was correct.

正解(せいかい) combines 正(せい) (correct) + 解(かい) (answer/solution).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 正解(せいかい)を言(い)う/出(だ)す (to give the correct answer)
  • 正解(せいかい)する (to answer correctly)
  • 正解(せいかい)率(りつ) (accuracy rate)
  • 全問(ぜんもん)正解(せいかい) (all answers correct)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 不正解(ふせいかい) (incorrect answer) - antonym
  • 誤答(ごとう) (wrong answer)
  • 解答(かいとう) (answer, solution)
  • 答(こた)え (answer - general)

USAGE NOTES:

  • Common in quiz shows, tests, and educational contexts
  • Can also be used metaphorically for decisions and judgments

Related Words

Antonym: 不正解(ふせいかい) (incorrect)
Related: 解答(かいとう) (answer)
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Added 2026.1.11 20:16 · Revised 2026.2.27 21:08
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