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