偏 差 値(へんさち)

へんさち

noun

deviation score; standardized test score

education number

1. deviation score; standardized score

a statistical measure used in Japan to indicate academic standing relative to peers, with 50 as average

偏差値(へんさち)が60を超(こ)えた。

My deviation score exceeded 60.

この大学(だいがく)の偏差値(へんさち)は高(たか)い。

This university has a high deviation score.

偏差値(へんさち)だけで学校(がっこう)を選(えら)ばないほうがいい。

You shouldn't choose a school based only on deviation scores.

Usage

A standard score on a practice exam: 50 is the mean and each 10 points is one standard deviation, so about 16 percent of test-takers score above 60 and about 2 percent above 70. Schools and universities are ranked by the score typically needed to pass their entrance exams, hence この大学(だいがく)の偏差値(へんさち)は高(たか)い.

Common collocations

偏差値(へんさち)教育(きょういく) - education focused on deviation scores
偏差値(へんさち)が高(たか)い/低(ひく)い - high/low deviation score
偏差値(へんさち)至上主義(しじょうしゅぎ) - obsession with deviation scores

Cultural note

Ranking students and schools by 偏差値(へんさち) is often criticized as reducing education to a single number.

Related words

学力(がくりょく) - academic ability
内申点(ないしんてん) - internal assessment score
模試(もし) - practice exam (where 偏差値(へんさち) is calculated)

Related Words

Related: 学力(がくりょく) (academic ability)

Related: 内申点(ないしんてん) (internal assessment score)

Related: 模試(もし) (practice exam)

Compare: 平均点(へいきんてん) (average score)

Related: 中央値(ちゅうおうち) (median)

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Added 2026.1.27 20:29 · Revised 2026.9.27 4:46

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