(さいていてん)

さいていてん
noun
lowest score; lowest point; minimum mark
educationquantity
1. lowest score; worst mark; minimum points
The worst or lowest score achieved in a test, competition, or evaluation.
最低点(さいていてん)30(てん)だった。
The lowest score was 30 points.
合格(ごうかく)最低点(さいていてん)(とど)かなかった
I didn't reach the minimum passing score.
今学期(こんがっき)数学(すうがく)最低点(さいていてん)()ってしまい、()()んだ
I got the lowest math score this semester and felt down.
2. lowest point; nadir; rock bottom
The figuratively or physically lowest point of something, such as the low point of a career, economy, or terrain.
景気(けいき)最低点(さいていてん)()った
The economy hit rock bottom.
The approval rating reached a new low.
The experience of climbing back up from the lowest point in my life made me who I am today.

Composed of 最低(さいてい) (lowest; worst) and (てん) (point; score). In academic contexts, 合格(ごうかく)最低点(さいていてん) (minimum passing score) is an especially important compound, as Japanese entrance exams often publish this figure.

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