点てん
Meanings
Noun
1. dot; spot; point; speck; mark
2. mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
3. point (in a game); score; goal; run
4. point (in geometry)
5. point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint
6. (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot
7. "dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
Counter
8. counter for points, marks, goals, etc.
9. counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
Kanji used
point
Pitch accent
て
ん
Top 900
Used in vocabulary (260 in total)
point in time; occasion
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
site; point on a map; spot
opinion; point of view; visual point
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
crossing; intersection
point in common; common feature
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
point of view
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
being dotted with; being scattered
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
gist; main point
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
singularity; singular point
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
subtracting points; points deducted
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
speck; fleck
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
starting point; point of departure
point in question (at issue)
virtue; charm; merit; good point
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
how many points
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
average mark; mean point
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
(find) common (meeting) ground
important point; point to make note of
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
critical point (temperature)
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
point spread; point difference
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
hundred points; perfect mark
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
runner-up
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
(points of) difference
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
threshold; breaking point
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
points of similarity
decimal point; radix point
school grades; academic results
point of intersection
punctuation mark
another point; another goal; another run
first goal; first point
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
failing mark; failing grade
emphasis; stress; main point; point of a lever where force is applied
point of reference; reference point
crossing; intersection
point(s) for improvement
period; full stop
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
dotted line; perforated line
focal point; nodal point; node
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
triangulation point
many points; many dots; being interspersed in countless numbers
many points; many dots; being interspersed in countless numbers
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)
landing zone; point of landing
unclear point; unclear points
point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue
first goal; first point
points and lines
persons or animals added to a picture; incidental details of a picture
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
(examination) comments and marks; rating
Lagrangian point; Lagrange point
point of ignition; flash point
middle point; median point; middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
middle point; median point; middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
scoring stick; counter; chip
depiction; including in a picture; delineation
accumulation point; limit point
various points (of discussion); various places; various spots; various matters
point of action (e.g. of a lever)
emphasis mark (used in Japanese text in a way similar to underlining)
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
to mark with a dot (point)
saturation point
points to remember; things to keep in mind; notes
technical score (in figure skating, etc.)
dropping medicine in the eyes
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
doubtful point
hardening point; freezing point; congealing point
dead point
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
point of agreement
observation point (site)
dotted line (printing); ellipsis (mark)
moxibustion treatment point; spot (marked with ink) on which moxa is burned; burning moxa on the skin
point of likeness (between); resemblance; similarity
dash (in Morse code)
pointillist painting
anchor; endpoint node; peripheral node
all items; all parts; all points
point of agreement; common ground; meeting ground
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
priming powders
mark indicating that the order of the adjacent characters is to be reversed (for reading kanbun in Japanese word order); check mark; tick mark
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
flash point; flashing point
point mass; particle; material point
scotoma; scotomatous
severe in marking
taking (score) the first two points of the game
antipodes; antipode
ich (Ichthyophthirius multifiliis) infection; white spot (protozoan infection of freshwater fish)
Control Point; CM
dot (in Morse code)
pressure points (e.g. for application of moxa); vulnerable body cavities
dew point
guiding marks for rendering classical Chinese into Japanese
speck; fleck
translating into Braille
marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese
equinoctal point; equinoctial point; division points (along lines)
main point; keynote
preparing powdered tea (at a tea ceremony)
decimal point; radix point
kanji without kanbun assistance markings; poetry, haiku, etc. without comments or corrections; meaningless; incomprehensible
kana iteration mark
the vernal equinox (the equinoctal point)
autumn equinoctal point
water jug; pitcher
cutting point
positional light source
dots and strokes of a kanji character
sum total of one's marks; total points or score
winter solstitial point
death register; necrology
tax exemption limit
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
raw score; unadjusted score
tone mark; mark placed in one of the four corners of a Chinese character to indicate the tone
kanji iteration mark
benchmark (surveying); bench mark
cold point; cold spot
iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters)
applying eye drops
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
100 yen per 1,000 points (Mahjong parlour rate)
having no or negative points
marks to aid in reading Chinese classics
point particle; point-like particle
iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
spot application; dispensing a drop or spot of something
origin (of an artery, nerve, etc.); starting point
liberty (of a stone in go)
ditto marks
service access point; SAP
aniline point
Lagrangian point; Lagrange point
stippling
escapement point
solstitial point
point of control and observation; PCO
point group; point cloud
cold points (of the skin)
Japanese character set row and column index ('separator' encoding)
summer solstitial point
halftone dot; halftone screen
voiced consonant marks
part alternation mark (symbol indicating the following words are taken from a song or that the person saying the words is singing); Unicode U+303D symbol
Examples (104 in total)
That's a delicate point.
It is better to ignore this point.
He's perfect at everything.