scoring; earning points
Refers to the act of accumulating points in a game, test, or competition. Often used in compound nouns like 点取りゲーム (point-scoring game).
このゲームは点取りが簡単だ。
Scoring is easy in this game.
彼は点取りに夢中になっている。
He is obsessed with earning points.
prolific scorer; goal-getter
grade-grubber; swot; drudge
Compound of 点 (てん, 'point') and 取り (とり, continuative form of 取る 'to take'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for forming nouns from verb stems.