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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 |