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strikethrough line; deletion line
A horizontal line drawn through text to indicate deletion or correction. Used in both handwritten documents and digital text formatting.
間違えた部分に取り消し線を引いた。
I drew a strikethrough line on the incorrect part.
取り消し線は二重線で引いてください。
Please draw the deletion line as a double line.
ワープロで取り消し線の書式を設定する方法を教えてください。
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 (double line) through the error and stamping the correction with a personal seal (訂正印). Simple erasure is not acceptable on official documents.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 取り消し線を引く — to draw a strikethrough
- 二重取り消し線 — double strikethrough
- 取り消し線で消す — to cross out with a strikethrough
RELATED WORDS:
- 取り消し — cancellation
- 訂正 — correction
- 二重線 — double line