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 the correct answer, solution, or interpretation, especially in a quiz or puzzle.
See Also
- Kanji: Separating and understanding with 解
- Future entry: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
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