Adding points or marks; increasing a score or evaluation (as in tests, competitions, or grading). Antonym: deduction (減点).
誤答が少なかったので試験で加点された。
Because there were few wrong answers, extra points were added on the test.
審判の判定で加点され、チームが逆転した。
A referee's ruling added points, and the team came from behind.
採点基準に基づいて部分点を加点する。
Partial credit is added according to the grading criteria.
The addition of marks or symbols to classical Chinese texts to aid Japanese reading (e.g., furigana, kaeriten).
教師は古文のテキストに加点を施して生徒に配布した。
The teacher added reading marks to the classical text and distributed it to the students.
古い写本には加点が多く見られる。
Many old manuscripts show numerous reading marks.