ポイント
ポイントする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ポイントする | ポイントしない |
| Polite | ポイントします | ポイントしません |
| Past polite | ポイントしました | ポイントしませんでした |
| Past | ポイントした | ポイントしなかった |
| Te-form | ポイントして | ポイントしないで |
| Desire | ポイントしたい | ポイントしたくない |
| Potential | ポイントできる | ポイントできない |
| Passive | ポイントされる | ポイントされない |
| Causative | ポイントさせる | ポイントさせない |
| Causative passive | ポイントさせられる | ポイントさせられない |
| Volitional | ポイントしよう | |
| Polite volitional | ポイントしましょう | |
| Imperative | ポイントしろ | ポイントするな |
| Conditional | ポイントすれば | ポイントしなければ |
| Tara conditional | ポイントしたら | ポイントしなかったら |
Meanings
point; key point; important part
Refers to the main idea, crucial part, or gist of a story, argument, or explanation.
I didn't really get the point of his story.
A specific location or place, often used in directions or descriptions.
The meeting point is in front of the station ticket gate.
point; score; percentage point; decimal point; stock index point
A unit of measurement or score in various contexts: game scores, loyalty programs, percentages, decimals, and stock indices. The specific meaning is clear from context.
I scored 100 points in this game.
Interest rates rose by 0.5 percentage points.
The Nikkei average dropped 200 points.
Railway term for the movable rails that guide trains from one track to another.
The points at this station are operated manually.
A unit of type size in printing, equal to about 0.35 mm.
Please print this font at 10 points.
fishing spot; place where fish gather
Fishing term for a location where fish are concentrated.
This spot is good for catching big ones.
In card games, the ace card. Cross-referenced with エース.
See also: エース
In playing cards, the ace is the strongest card.
projectile point
Archaeological term for the pointed tip of a projectile, such as a spear or arrowhead. Related to 尖頭器.
See also: 尖頭器
The point of this stone tool is very sharp.
noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
point at; indicate
Computing term for using a pointing device to indicate a location on a screen. Used as a suru-verb.
Please point at the icon and click.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉のポイントを押さえるto grasp the key point of something
He explains by grasping the key points of the talk.
- ポイントを貯めるto accumulate (loyalty) points
Points accumulate when you shop with this card.
- ポイントを切り替えるto switch railway points
The station staff switched the railway points.
- ポイントを絞るto narrow down to the main points
It's better to narrow down to the main points in a presentation.
- ポイントを使うto use (accumulated) points
I used my accumulated points to buy the item.
- 〈数〉ポイント上がる／下がるto rise/fall by a certain number of points
The stock price rose by three points.