解 答 欄(かいとうらん)

かいとうらん

noun

answer column; answer space

1. answer column; answer space; answer box

The designated space on a test, exam, or worksheet where students write their answers. A common term in Japanese education.

解答欄(かいとうらん)に名前(なまえ)を書(か)いてください。

Please write your name in the answer space.

解答欄(かいとうらん)からはみ出(だ)さないように書(か)くこと。

Write so that your answer does not go outside the answer box.

間違(まちが)った解答欄(かいとうらん)に答(こた)えを書(か)いてしまい、点数(てんすう)がもらえなかった。

I wrote my answer in the wrong answer box and didn't get any points.

Usage

A compound of 解答(かいとう) (answer, solution) and 欄(らん) (column, box, section). Very common in school and exam settings. Test instructions frequently reference the 解答欄(かいとうらん).

Common collocations

解答欄(かいとうらん)に記入(きにゅう)する (to fill in the answer box)
解答欄(かいとうらん)に書(か)く (to write in the answer space)
正(ただ)しい解答欄(かいとうらん) (the correct answer space)

Related words

解答用紙(かいとうようし): answer sheet
問題用紙(もんだいようし): question sheet

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