点 Kanji – spot
The Japanese kanji 点 can mean spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point.
Meaning and Readings
How is 点 read?
点 has the onyomi reading テン and the kunyomi readings つける, つく, たてる, さす, とぼす, ともす, ぼち.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ten, tsukeru, tsuku, tateru, sasu, tobosu, tomosu, bochi.
Common Japanese Words Using 点
These common Japanese words contain 点. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一点（いってん） — point, dot, speck
- 汚点（おてん） — stain, blot, flaw, disgrace
- 観点（かんてん） — point of view, viewpoint, standpoint, perspective, angle
- 起点（きてん） — starting point, origin
- 拠点（きょてん） — base (of operations), site, location, center, foothold, stronghold, (strategic) position
- 共通点（きょうつうてん） — point in common, common feature
- 句読点（くとうてん） — punctuation mark
- 欠点（けってん） — fault, defect, flaw, weak point, weakness, shortcoming, drawback
- 原点（げんてん） — starting point, origin, beginning
- 減点（げんてん） — subtracting points, deducting points