The correct ingredient with 正解
Kanji Explanation: Separating and understanding with 解
Takagi challenges Nishikata to guess what ingredient is inside a riceball in her lunch box. Seeing a bit of salmon from the other riceball, Nishika goes with salmon as his guess.
- 高木:
- 「正解はウメでした。」
- “The correct answer was apricot.”
正解 notes the one and only correct answer.
Key Points
1正解 = “correct answer”
- 正 adds the idea of correctness, and 解 is the answer or solution.
- Here it means the one answer that was actually right in Takagi’s guessing game.
2Why は is used after 正解
- は sets the answer as the topic before telling what it was.
Vocabulary
正解 (Correct answer)
正解 means a correct answer or correct interpretation. It refers to arriving at the right conclusion, solution, or understanding based on accurate information or reasoning. It’s often used in quizzes and puzzles where there is a clearly defined “right” result.
See Also
- External: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
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