(せいご)

せいご
noun
right and wrong; correctness and errors; errata
1. right and wrong; correctness and errors
the distinction between what is correct and what is incorrect
正誤(せいご)判断(はんだん)する。
To judge whether something is right or wrong.
正誤(せいご)問題(もんだい)全部(ぜんぶ)十問(じゅうもん)ある。
There are ten true-or-false questions in total.
正誤問題 = true-or-false question
(こた)えの正誤(せいご)確認(かくにん)してください。
Please check whether your answers are correct or not.
2. errata; corrections
a list of corrections for errors in a printed work
正誤表(せいごひょう)をご確認(かくにん)ください。
Please check the errata table.
教科書(きょうかしょ)正誤表(せいごひょう)(くば)られた。
An errata sheet for the textbook was distributed.
出版社(しゅっぱんしゃ)のサイトで正誤(せいご)確認(かくにん)できる。
You can check the corrections on the publisher's website.

正誤(せいご) combines (せい) (correct) and () (incorrect) to mean rightness and wrongness.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 正誤表(せいごひょう): errata table, list of corrections
  • 正誤(せいご)問題(もんだい): true-or-false question
  • 正誤(せいご)判断(はんだん)する: to judge right from wrong

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (こた)えの正誤(せいご): whether an answer is correct
  • 正誤(せいご)確認(かくにん)する: to check for correctness

USAGE:
Primarily used in educational (tests, textbooks) and publishing (corrections, errata) contexts. In everyday conversation, (ただ)しいか間違(まちが)っているか is more natural.