正答(せいとう)

せいとう
noun
correct answer
formaleducation
1. correct answer
The correct answer to a question, especially on a test or quiz; a formal word from education and testing.
正答(せいとう)を選(えら)ぶ。
Choose the correct answer.
この問題(もんだい)の正答率(せいとうりつ)は低(ひく)い。
The rate of correct answers on this question is low.
After the exam, the correct answers and explanations were published on the website.

Formal; in everyday speech, 正解(せいかい).

Common collocations

  • 正答率(せいとうりつ): percentage of correct answers
  • 正答(せいとう)を選(えら)ぶ: to choose the right answer

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Homophones: 政党(せいとう) (political party), 正当(せいとう) (just, legitimate), 正統(せいとう) (orthodox).