てん
Meanings
Noun
1. dot; spot; point; speck; mark
2. mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
3. point (in a game); score; goal; run
4. point (in geometry)
5. point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint
6. (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot
7. "dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
Counter
8. counter for points, marks, goals, etc.
9. counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
Kanji used
point
Pitch accent
Top 900
Used in vocabulary (260 in total)
point in time; occasion
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
site; point on a map; spot
opinion; point of view; visual point
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
crossing; intersection
point in common; common feature
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
point of view
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
being dotted with; being scattered
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
gist; main point
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
singularity; singular point
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
subtracting points; points deducted
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
speck; fleck
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
starting point; point of departure
point in question (at issue)
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
virtue; charm; merit; good point
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
how many points
average mark; mean point
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
(find) common (meeting) ground
important point; point to make note of
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
critical point (temperature)
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
point spread; point difference
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
hundred points; perfect mark
runner-up
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
(points of) difference
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
threshold; breaking point
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
points of similarity
decimal point; radix point
school grades; academic results
point of intersection
punctuation mark
another point; another goal; another run
first goal; first point
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
emphasis; stress; main point; point of a lever where force is applied
failing mark; failing grade
point of reference; reference point
crossing; intersection
period; full stop
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
point(s) for improvement
focal point; nodal point; node
dotted line; perforated line
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
triangulation point
many points; many dots; being interspersed in countless numbers
many points; many dots; being interspersed in countless numbers
points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
landing zone; point of landing
first goal; first point
unclear point; unclear points
point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue
points and lines
persons or animals added to a picture; incidental details of a picture
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
(examination) comments and marks; rating
Lagrangian point; Lagrange point
middle point; median point; middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
middle point; median point; middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
depiction; including in a picture; delineation
point of ignition; flash point
accumulation point; limit point
scoring stick; counter; chip
various points (of discussion); various places; various spots; various matters
point of action (e.g. of a lever)
emphasis mark (used in Japanese text in a way similar to underlining)
points to remember; things to keep in mind; notes
to mark with a dot (point)
technical score (in figure skating, etc.)
saturation point
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
dropping medicine in the eyes
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
doubtful point
hardening point; freezing point; congealing point
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
point of agreement
dead point
observation point (site)
dotted line (printing); ellipsis (mark)
moxibustion treatment point; spot (marked with ink) on which moxa is burned; burning moxa on the skin
point of likeness (between); resemblance; similarity
dash (in Morse code)
pointillist painting
anchor; endpoint node; peripheral node
all items; all parts; all points
point of agreement; common ground; meeting ground
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
priming powders
to score points with (a person); to curry favor with (favour)
flash point; flashing point
mark indicating that the order of the adjacent characters is to be reversed (for reading kanbun in Japanese word order); check mark; tick mark
point mass; particle; material point
scotoma; scotomatous
severe in marking
taking (score) the first two points of the game
antipodes; antipode
ich (Ichthyophthirius multifiliis) infection; white spot (protozoan infection of freshwater fish)
Control Point; CM
dot (in Morse code)
pressure points (e.g. for application of moxa); vulnerable body cavities
dew point
guiding marks for rendering classical Chinese into Japanese
speck; fleck
translating into Braille
marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese
equinoctal point; equinoctial point; division points (along lines)
main point; keynote
preparing powdered tea (at a tea ceremony)
kanji without kanbun assistance markings; poetry, haiku, etc. without comments or corrections; meaningless; incomprehensible
kana iteration mark
the vernal equinox (the equinoctal point)
autumn equinoctal point
water jug; pitcher
cutting point
positional light source
dots and strokes of a kanji character
sum total of one's marks; total points or score
winter solstitial point
death register; necrology
tax exemption limit
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
decimal point; radix point
raw score; unadjusted score
tone mark; mark placed in one of the four corners of a Chinese character to indicate the tone
kanji iteration mark
benchmark (surveying); bench mark
cold point; cold spot
iteration mark shaped like the hiragana "ku" (used in vertical writing to represent repetition of two or more characters)
applying eye drops
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
100 yen per 1,000 points (Mahjong parlour rate)
having no or negative points
marks to aid in reading Chinese classics
point particle; point-like particle
iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
spot application; dispensing a drop or spot of something
origin (of an artery, nerve, etc.); starting point
liberty (of a stone in go)
ditto marks
service access point; SAP
aniline point
Lagrangian point; Lagrange point
stippling
escapement point
solstitial point
point of control and observation; PCO
point group; point cloud
cold points (of the skin)
Japanese character set row and column index ('separator' encoding)
summer solstitial point
voiced consonant marks
halftone dot; halftone screen
part alternation mark (symbol indicating the following words are taken from a song or that the person saying the words is singing); Unicode U+303D symbol
Examples (102 in total)
That's a delicate point.
It is better to ignore this point.
He's perfect at everything.