1.
right and wrong; correctness and errors
the distinction between what is correct and what is incorrect
正誤を判断する。
To judge whether something is right or wrong.
正誤問題は全部で十問ある。
There are ten true-or-false questions in total.
正誤問題 = true-or-false question
答えの正誤を確認してください。
Please check whether your answers are correct or not.
2.
errata; corrections
a list of corrections for errors in a printed work
正誤表をご確認ください。
Please check the errata table.
教科書の正誤表が配られた。
An errata sheet for the textbook was distributed.
出版社のサイトで正誤を確認できる。
You can check the corrections on the publisher's website.
正誤 combines 正 (correct) and 誤 (incorrect) to mean rightness and wrongness.
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 正誤表: errata table, list of corrections
- 正誤問題: true-or-false question
- 正誤を判断する: to judge right from wrong
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 答えの正誤: whether an answer is correct
- 正誤を確認する: to check for correctness
USAGE:
Primarily used in educational (tests, textbooks) and publishing (corrections, errata) contexts. In everyday conversation, 正しいか間違っているか is more natural.