Kanji Course
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点
Meaning：
In Japanese，点 means “point”.
How to read it：
Kunyomi：つ
Onyomi：てん
How to write it：
Origin：
It’s hard to remember this kanji by its origin because it changed too much.
However, you can remember this kanji by a similar kanji — 占.(Which means “to predict”, long time ago, people use tortoise shell to predict something.
So 占 looks like a tortoise shell.)
You can see four points below the kanji 占.
So 点 means “point”.
| Note: Below is the origin and development of kanji 占. |
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 点ける | つける | to turn on | Verb |
| Basic | 点 | てん | point | Noun |
| Basic | 点く | つく | to turn on | Verb |
| Inter | 時点 | じてん | moment | Noun |
| Inter | 視点 | してん | point of view | Noun |
| Inter | 観点 | かんてん | perspective | Noun |
| Inter | 地点 | ちてん | spot | Noun |
| Inter | 焦点 | しょうてん | focus | Noun |
| Inter | 拠点 | きょてん | base | Noun |
| Inter | 欠点 | けってん | disadvantage | Noun |
| Adv | 点検 | てんけん | inspection | Noun & Verb |
| Adv | 重点 | じゅうてん | emphasis | Noun |
| Adv | 原点 | げんてん | starting point | Noun |
| Adv | 頂点 | ちょうてん | vertex | Noun |
| Adv | 利点 | りてん | advantage | Noun |
| Adv | 点数 | てんすう | score | Noun |
| Adv | 弱点 | じゃくてん | weakness | Noun |
| Adv | 接点 | せってん | contact | Noun |
| Adv | 論点 | ろんてん | point | Noun |
| Adv | 要点 | ようてん | point | Noun |
| Adv | 得点 | とくてん | score | Noun & Verb |
| Adv | 点滴 | てんてき | drip | Noun |
| Adv | 起点 | きてん | starting point | Noun |
| Adv | 点在 | てんざい | sprinkle | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 満点 | まんてん | perfect score | Noun |
| H_Adv | 合点 | がてん | point | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 終点 | しゅうてん | end point | Noun |
| H_Adv | 点滅 | てんめつ | flashing | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 難点 | なんてん | drawback | Noun |
| H_Adv | 点火 | てんか | ignition | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 採点 | さいてん | scoring | Noun & Verb |
| H_Adv | 力点 | りきてん | point of effort | Noun |
| H_Adv | 傍点 | ぼうてん | dot | Noun |
| H_Adv | 減点 | げんてん | subtract points | Noun & Verb |
| S_Adv | 争点 | そうてん | point at issue | Noun |
| S_Adv | 斑点 | はんてん | spots | Noun |
| S_Adv | 盲点 | もうてん | blind spot | Noun |
| Others | 句読点 | くとうてん | punctuation | Noun |
| Others | 点線 | てんせん | dotted line | Noun |
| Others | 次点 | じてん | runner-up | Noun |
| Others | 基点 | きてん | base point | Noun |
| Others | 点呼 | てんこ | roll call | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 氷点 | ひょうてん | freezing point | Noun |
| Others | 失点 | しってん | points lost | Noun |
| Others | 汚点 | おてん | stain | Noun |
| Others | 交点 | こうてん | intersection | Noun |
| Others | 交差点 | こうさてん | crossing | Noun |
| Others | 節点 | せってん | nodal point | Noun |
| Others | 極点 | きょくてん | extreme point | Noun |
| Others | 加点 | かてん | add points | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 沸点 | ふってん | boiling point | Noun |
| Others | 融点 | ゆうてん | melting point | Noun |
| Others | 支点 | してん | fulcrum | Noun |
| Others | 同点 | どうてん | tie | Noun |
| Others | 点字 | てんじ | braille | Noun |
| Others | 濁点 | だくてん | sonant mark | Noun |
| Others | 読点 | とうてん | comma | Noun |
| Others | 黒点 | こくてん | sunspot | Noun |
| Others | 定点 | ていてん | fixed point | Noun |
| Others | 点心 | てんしん | dim sum | Noun |
| Others | 配点 | はいてん | allotment of marks | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 訓点 | くんてん | punctuation | Noun |
| Others | 点鼻薬 | てんびやく | nasal drops | Noun |
| Others | 評点 | ひょうてん | score | Noun |
| Others | 中点 | ちゅうてん | midpoint | Noun |
| Others | 赤点 | あかてん | failing score | Noun |
| Others | 始点 | してん | start point | Noun |
| Others | 点描 | てんびょう | pointillism | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 勝ち点 | かちてん | points | Noun |
| Others | 点眼薬 | てんがんやく | eye drops | Noun |
| Others | 句点 | くてん | period | Noun |
| Others | 端点 | たんてん | end point | Noun |
| Others | 動点 | どうてん | moving point | Noun |
| Others | 点訳 | てんやく | braille translation | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 点灯 | てんとう | be lighted | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 点画 | てんかく | stippling | Noun |
| Others | 点状 | てんじょう | point-like | Noun |
| Others | 点耳薬 | てんじやく | ear drops | Noun |
| Others | 圏点 | けんてん | emphasis point | Noun |
| Others | 紅一点 | こういってん | only woman | Noun |
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