How to say 'Punishment' or 'Cross' in Japanese | バツ

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The Japanese word for Punishment or Cross is 'Batsu', written as バツ in Japanese.

word

バツ

Meaning

Punishment, Cross

Reading

Batsu

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'バツ (batsu)' has two primary meanings. First, it refers to a 'cross' mark (✗), often used to indicate something incorrect or wrong, such as in tests or forms. Second, it can mean 'punishment' or 'penalty', often in a playful or light-hearted context, such as in games or social settings. Example sentences: I got a cross on my test「テストにバツがついた」(てすとにばつがついた). The punishment for losing is singing a song「負けたらバツとして歌を歌う」(まけたらばつとしてうたをうたう).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

7300

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word バツ

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

katakana

バ

Reading

katakana

ツ

Reading

Tsu

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'Batsu' means 'Punishment' or 'Cross' .

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