得点 (とくてん, tokuten) Japanese meaning: score | Kotomora

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得点する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

score; points scored; runs; goals

Used in sports, games, and tests for the points or marks one earns. Often contrasted with 失点 (points lost/conceded).

Antonyms: 失点

点てん数すうN2
点数 is a general word for a numerical score or mark (e.g. on a test), while 得点 specifically means points earned, especially in sports or competitions.
スコア
得点 refers specifically to points scored in a game or sport, while スコア is the broader loanword that can also mean a test result or overall tally.
決けっ勝しょう点てん
得点 is any score or point earned during a game, while 決勝点 is specifically the point that decides the outcome.
ホームイン
得点 is the general term for scoring in any sport, while ホームイン specifically means a runner crossing home plate in baseball.

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点てんN4
得点 specifically means points scored in a game or test, while 点 is the more general word for a score or mark.
ゲットN1
得点 is the standard noun for a score or points scored, while ゲットする is the casual verbal way to say someone scored.

失しっ点てん
lost point; conceded goal; point given away · run charged to the pitcher · blunder; mistake; error
無む得とく点てん
無得点 means neither side scored, while 得点 refers to actually scoring points.

零れい点てんN2
得点 means the points a person has scored (which can be any number), while 零点 specifically means a score of exactly zero.
打だ点てん
打点 counts runs a batter personally drives in, while 得点 counts runs scored by a team or player, so the two are easy to mix up in baseball reporting.
同どう点てん
得点 means the score or points earned, while 同点 means that two scores are equal — learners sometimes confuse the two because both contain 点.

点てんN4
dot; spot; speck; mark · mark; grade; score; points · point; score; goal; run · point · point; aspect; respect; detail · punctuation mark; dot · dot stroke · counter for points, marks, goals, etc. · counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.

Compound of 得 (obtain) and 点 (point). The reading is on'yomi.