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One of my Japanese senseis corrected my homework, and several times she drew a
triangle next to the item she was correcting. Does this have a special meaning
in Japan?

![picture of triangle symbol 1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/l8KvY.jpg)

![picture of triangle symbol 2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vXabo.jpg)
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My teacher wrote a triangle on my Japanese homework. What does it mean?
In Japan (or Japanese schools), it usually means "Not correct but not
completely incorrect, either".

〇 = Correct

△ = In-between "I'll give you half a point!"

☓ = Incorrect

The three symbols are read, respectively, まる、さんかく and ばつ.
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△ means " almost" or "close" in Japan. 惜しい、もう少しで正解 in Japanese.
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Δ is the greek letter for delta. The upper-case letter Δ can be used to denote
a change of any changeable quantity. This means the answer is WRONG and needs
to be changed.
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