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Kotomora

点

spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · grade 2FrequencyTop 200Strokes9

Readings

On'yomi

  • テン

Kun'yomi

  • つ.ける
  • つ.く
  • た.てる
  • さ.す
  • とぼ.す
  • とも.す
  • ぼち

Meaning

点 centers on a small, precise location or mark: a spot, a point in space or argument, a speck, or the decimal point that separates whole from fractional parts.

Most common words using 点

24 of 556
  • 点てん
    N4

    dot; spot; point; speck; mark

  • 時点じてん

    point in time; occasion

  • 視点してん
    N1

    point of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective

  • 拠点きょてん

    base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold; (strategic) position

  • 得点とくてん
    N1

    scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

  • 地点ちてん
    N2

    spot; point; place; position

  • 観点かんてん
    N1

    point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle

  • 点数てんすう
    N2

    marks; points; score; grade; runs (baseball)

  • 満点まんてん
    N3

    perfect score; full marks

  • 交差点こうさてん
    N5

    crossing; intersection

  • 弱点じゃくてん
    N3

    weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot; tender spot

  • 欠点けってん
    N3

    fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback

  • 現時点げんじてん
    N2

    present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

  • 失点しってん

    lost point (in a game); point given away; conceded goal

  • 利点りてん
    N1

    advantage; point in favor; point in favour

  • 焦点しょうてん
    N2

    focus; focal point

  • 点検てんけん
    N2

    detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking

  • 原点げんてん
    N1

    starting point; origin; beginning

  • 頂点ちょうてん
    N2

    vertex; apex

  • 接点せってん

    point of tangency; point of contact

  • 同点どうてん

    same score; deadlock; tie; draw

  • 重点じゅうてん
    N2

    important point; emphasis; stress; importance; priority

  • 採点さいてん
    N2

    marking; grading; scoring

  • 点滴てんてき
    N1

    raindrops; falling drop of water

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Etymology

点 is the modern simplified form of 點. The older form combines 黑 (black) with 占 (to occupy), suggesting a small black mark or dot. The modern form retains 占 and replaces 黑 with the fire radical 灬, which is a common simplification pattern.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 占 looks like a fortune-telling slip, and the bottom 灬 is fire. Imagine a fortune slip marked with a tiny burn spot: that spot is the point of the message.

Reading mnemonic

For テン, picture ten tiny spots arranged in a perfect decimal point: ten -> テン, and each spot marks a point.