点
点 - 1. dot; point; small mark E.g.: 点在 (scattered here and there), 点点 (dot by dot, scattered points) 2. point; position E.g.: 起点 (starting point), 原点 (origin, starting point) 3. point; aspect E.g.: 欠点 (fault, weak point), 弱点 (weak point) 4. score; mark E.g.: 得点 (score, points), 評点 (grade, score) 5. punctuation mark E.g.: 句点 (period, full stop), 読点 (comma) 6. dot stroke E.g.: 点画 (strokes and dots, brushstrokes) 7. to instill; to drip E.g.: 点眼 (eye drops, instilling medicine into the eyes), 点滴 (drip infusion, intravenous drip) 8. to mark; to add E.g.: 点描 (pointillism, sketching in dots), 点鬼簿 (register of the dead) 9. to light; to turn on E.g.: 点火 (ignition, lighting a fire), 点灯 (lighting, turning on a lamp) 10. to inspect; to check E.g.: 点検 (inspection, check), 点呼 (roll call) 11. counter for items E.g.: 三点セット (three-piece set)
点 (つ.ける つ.く た.てる さ.す とぼ.す とも.す ぼち) — dot; point; small mark<br>E. point; position<br>E. point; aspect<br>E. score; mark<br>E. punctuation mark<br>E. dot stroke<br>E. to instill; to drip<br>E. to mark; to add<br>E. to light; to turn on<br>E. to inspect; to check<br>E. counter for items<br>E.
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Kunyomi
つ.ける;つ.く;た.てる;さ.す;とぼ.す;とも.す;ぼち
Onyomi
テン
Strokes
9
JLPT
N3
Frequency 
#165/2500
Composition
灬 占
Meaning
- dot; point; small mark
E. point; position
E. point; aspect
E. score; mark
E. punctuation mark
E. dot stroke
E. to instill; to drip
E. to mark; to add
E. to light; to turn on
E. to inspect; to check
E. counter for items
E.
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Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
た.てる
| 点てる | たてる | To make tea (macha) |
とも.す
| 点す | ともすとぼす | To light |
Onyomi
Example
点滴石
tentekiseki
を
wo
穿
uga
つ
tsu
。
.
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
点滴
tenteki
が
ga
石
ishi
をうがつ
wougatsu
。
.
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
論点
ronten
がわかる
gawakaru
。
.
I see the point of the argument.
採点
saiten
しましたか
shimashitaka
。
.
Did you grade the tests?
欠点
ketten
なき
naki
人
hito
はなし
hanashi
。
.
No man is without his faults.
満点
manten
を
wo
取
to
るつもりだ
rutsumorida
。
.
I intend to get full marks.
論点
ronten
を
wo
明
aki
らかにする
rakanisuru
。
.
Clarify the point at issue.
弱点
jakuten
のない
nonai
人
hito
はいない
hainai
。
.
Everybody has weaknesses.
欠点
ketten
のない
nonai
人間
ningen
はいない
hainai
。
.
No one is free from faults.
早合点
hayagaten
しないで
shinaide
。
.
Don't jump to conclusions.
早合点
hayagaten
の
no
早忘
hayawasu
れ
re
。
.
Soon learnt, soon forgotten.
この
kono
点
ten
で
de
私
watashi
は
ha
彼
kare
に
ni
劣
oto
る
ru
。
.
I fall behind him in this respect.
