Kanji

What does the kanji 点 mean?

点 means point, dot; score. On'yomi テン. Kun'yomi つ.ける、つ.く、た.てる、さ.す、とぼ.す、とも.す、ぼち.

Quick facts
On'yomi	テン
Kun'yomi	つ.ける、つ.く、た.てる、さ.す、とぼ.す、とも.す、ぼち
Strokes	9
Main radical	火
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

点On'yomi テンKun'yomi つ.ける、つ.く、た.てる、さ.す、とぼ.す、とも.す、ぼち

N3 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

point, dot; score

Memory hook

Fire (灬) lighting up the chosen (占) spot, making one dot — POINT, DOT, MARK.

Main radical

火fire 4 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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Common words

点てんpoint, score; dot, mark
点くつくto light up, to turn on (a light); to catch fire
交差点こうさてんintersection, crossroads

More words with this kanji

欠点けってんshortcoming, weak point
視点してんviewpoint, perspective
要点ようてんmain point, key point
地点ちてんlocation, point
弱点じゃくてんweak point, weakness
採点さいてんgrading, scoring
満点まんてんperfect score, full marks
点数てんすうscore, points; number of items
焦点しょうてんfocal point, focus
終点しゅうてんterminal, final stop
重点じゅうてんfocal point, emphasis
零点れいてんzero point, zero score; freezing point
頂点ちょうてんsummit, peak, apex
句読点くとうてんpunctuation marks
現時点げんじてんat the present moment
～点～てんpoint, item (suffix)
点々てんてんdotted; scattered here and there
利点りてんadvantage, merit
原点げんてんstarting point; origin (coordinates)
得点とくてんscore, points scored
点検てんけんinspection, checkup
盲点もうてんblind spot; overlooked weakness
観点かんてんviewpoint, perspective
論点ろんてんpoint of argument, issue

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