Kanji

点

点

spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

火部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

テン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つける, つく, たてる, さす, とぼす, ともす, ぼち

Common Readings

テン

Example sentences

点 てん
彼の良い点は、誰にでも親切なところだ。

One of his good points is that he is kind to everyone.

ござる ござる
何かご不明な点はございますか？

Are there any unclear points?

時点 じてん
現時点では、その計画は中止されています。

At this point in time, that plan is suspended.

弱点 じゃくてん
彼は自分の弱点を克服した。

He overcame his weakness.

克服 こくふく
彼は自らの弱点を克服した。

He overcame his own weaknesses.

一点 いってん
彼は壁の一点を見つめていた

He was staring at a single point on the wall.

虚ろ うつろ
彼女は虚ろな表情で一点を見つめていた。

She was staring at one point with a vacant expression.

拠点 きょてん
彼は東京を活動の拠点にしている。

He uses Tokyo as his base of operations.

小隊 しょうたい
彼の小隊は敵の拠点を偵察した。

His platoon scouted the enemy base.

地点 ちてん
事故現場の地点を確認する。

Confirm the location of the accident scene.

Example Vocabulary

点

てん

point; score; aspect; dot

時点

じてん

point in time; juncture

弱点

じゃくてん

weakness; weak point

一点

いってん

a single point; a small amount; one item; one point (score)

拠点

きょてん

base; stronghold; hub

地点

ちてん

point; location; spot

頂点

ちょうてん

summit; peak; top; vertex

視点

してん

point of view; perspective; viewpoint

欠点

けってん

defect; fault; shortcoming

現時点

げんじてん

at the present moment, as of now

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