校正

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 校正 is a noun read こうせい, meaning proofreading or correcting textual and typographical errors before publication. It forms the verb 校正する, with past form 校正した.
• Basic usage: It can describe people proofreading a manuscript together or errors discovered during the proofreading process.
  • 印刷前に原稿を二人で校正した。 says that two people proofread the manuscript before printing; 校正で見つかった誤字を一覧にした。 describes making a list of typographical errors found during proofreading.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 二人で校正した
  • で shows that the two people carried out the proofreading together.
• 校正で見つかった
  • Here で identifies proofreading as the process during which the errors were found.
• 校正 and 校閲
  • 校正 chiefly targets textual and typographical errors, while 校閲 can extend to checking facts and content.