重じゅう点てん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to the main point, the part that should be emphasized, or where effort/resources should be concentrated. Common in educational, business, and policy contexts.

この計けい画かくの重じゅう点てんはコスト削さく減げんです。
The emphasis of this plan is on cost reduction.
先せん生せいは試し験けんの重じゅう点てんを説せつ明めいした。
The teacher explained the key points for the exam.

noun

iteration mark (踊り字)

Technical term in Japanese orthography; refers to characters like 々, ゝ, ヽ used to repeat the preceding character. Rare outside linguistic or typographic discussions.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に重じゅう点てんを置おくto place emphasis/priority on something
今こん年ねんの授じゅ業ぎょうでは会かい話わ力りょくに重じゅう点てんを置おいています。
This year's classes place emphasis on conversational ability.
重じゅう点てんを絞しぼるto narrow down the focus/priority
説せつ明めいの重じゅう点てんを絞しぼって、要よう点てんだけを伝つたえた。
I narrowed the focus of the explanation and conveyed only the key points.
〈事こと〉に重じゅう点てんが置おかれるfor emphasis/priority to be placed on something
この会かい社しゃでは実じつ務む経けい験けんに重じゅう点てんが置おかれる。
At this company, priority is placed on practical work experience.

Kanji

重heavy, important, esteem
点spot, point, mark

Related words· 8

要よう点てんN2sense 1
要点 refers to the gist or main point of a discussion or text, whereas 重点 implies a point of emphasis or priority, often in planning or evaluation.
踊おどり字じ sense 2
踊り字 is the standard term for iteration marks like 々, while 重点 is a rare, technical synonym used mainly in linguistic contexts.
コロン sense 3
コロン is the standard modern word for the colon punctuation mark, while 重点 in this sense is a rare, specialized term.
強きょう調ちょうN3sense 1
強調 is the act of emphasizing or stressing something, often verbally or in writing, while 重点 is the point or aspect that is emphasized.

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焦しょう点てんN2sense 1
焦点 is the focal point that draws attention or discussion, while 重点 is the priority point where effort or resources should be concentrated.
主しゅ眼がん sense 1
主眼 is a formal term for the main objective or aim of an undertaking, while 重点 more broadly marks any point deserving priority or emphasis.
力りき点てん
重点 is the general term for a priority or key point, while 力点 specifically highlights where stress or emphasis is placed in an argument or explanation.
最さい重じゅう点てん
重点 means an 'important point' or area of emphasis, while 最重点 adds 最 (most) to single out the single most important point among several.

Word family

重じゅう点てん的てき
focused; prioritized; concentrated
最さい重じゅう点てん
top priority; most important point
重じゅう点てん主しゅ義ぎ
priority system; principle of focusing on key points
重じゅう点てん措そ置ち
semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures; COVID-19 pre-emergency status

Etymology

Compound of 重 (heavy, important) and 点 (point). The meaning 'important point' is a straightforward semantic extension. The rare senses 'iteration mark' and 'colon' are specialized orthographic uses, likely derived from the idea of a 'mark' or 'point' that draws attention.