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).
点
ten
point
時
点
jiten
point in time
点
数
tensuu
score
地
点
chiten
point
原
点
genten
origin
弱
点
jakuten
weakness
同
点
douten
tied score
点
字
tenji
Braille
重
点
juuten
emphasis
観
点
kanten
viewpoint
得
点
tokuten
score
欠
点
ketten
flaw
利
点
riten
advantage
交
差
点
kousaten
intersection
満
点
manten
perfect score
争
点
souten
point of contention
失
点
shitten
lost points
要
点
youten
main point
重
点
的
juutenteki
focused
点
灯
tentou
lighting
現
時
点
genjiten
present point
点
検
tenken
inspection
採
点
saiten
grading
接
点
setten
point of contact
視
点
shiten
viewpoint
論
点
ronten
point at issue
頂
点
chouten
summit
難
点
nanten
difficulty
焦
点
shouten
focus
拠
点
kyoten
base
点
滴
tenteki
intravenous drip
斑
点
hanten
spot
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 占 (divination) over 灬 (fire dots). A mark or spot made by fire — point, dot.