()()(せん)

とりけしせん
noun
strikethrough (line)
1. strikethrough line; deletion line
A horizontal line drawn through text to indicate deletion or correction. Used in both handwritten documents and digital text formatting.
間違(まちが)えた部分(ぶぶん)()()(せん)()いた。
I drew a strikethrough line on the incorrect part.
()()(せん)二重線(にじゅうせん)()いてください。
Please draw the deletion line as a double line.
ワープロで()()(せん)書式(しょしき)設定(せってい)する方法(ほうほう)(おし)えてください。
Please tell me how to set strikethrough formatting in the word processor.

In formal Japanese documents (especially official forms), mistakes are corrected by drawing a 二重線(にじゅうせん) (double line) through the error and stamping the correction with a personal seal (訂正印(ていせいいん)). Simple erasure is not acceptable on official documents.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ()()(せん)()く — to draw a strikethrough
  • 二重(にじゅう)()()(せん) — double strikethrough
  • ()()(せん)()す — to cross out with a strikethrough

RELATED WORDS:

  • ()()し — cancellation
  • 訂正(ていせい) — correction
  • 二重線(にじゅうせん) — double line