点 — point, dot, mark
てん
点
point
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
U+70B9
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #165
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #169
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- point
- dot
- mark
word
てん ten On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 占 (divination) over 灬 (fire dots). A mark or spot made by fire — point, dot.