JLPT N3 · 9 strokes
Kanji 点: "spot, point, mark"
The kanji 点 means "spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read テン in on'yomi and つ.ける, つ.く, た.てる, さ.す, とぼ.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つ.けるつ.くた.てるさ.すとぼ.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 165 of 2,501 |
Common words with 点
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 点dot; spot; point; speck · mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
- 時点moment, point dans le temps
- 一点point, tache, détail · un point (score, note)
- 弱点weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect
- 地点spot; point; place; position
- 拠点base (of operations); site; location; center
- 頂点vertex; apex · top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; peak
- 視点point of view; viewpoint; angle; perspective · visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
- 欠点fault; defect; flaw; weak point · failure (in an examination); failing grade
- 現時点present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
- 焦点focus; focal point · focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; central point
- 接点point of tangency; point of contact · (electrical) contact
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