赤点

あかてん

Meanings

1. Noun failing mark (e.g. in exam) See also: 落第点 (らくだいてん).

Kanji

• 赤 red. Read as あか.
• 点 point. Read as テン.

Example sentences

• トムさんは両親から試験に赤点をとれたことを隠しました。
  Tom didn't tell his parents that he had gotten an F on the test.
• 赤点回避のコツがわかってきた。
  I came to realize the trick of how to avoid a failing grade.

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