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Kanji Information Sheet for 点 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info:
卜 (ぼくのと) – divining rod
火 (ひ) – fire
卜 (ぼくのと) – divining rod
火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: mark left after occupation by fire
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #165 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #165 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
JLPT N4 Words
JLPT N3 Words
- 要点 [ようてん]
(n) gist; main point [K] [D] [Jisho] - 欠点 [けってん]
(n) faults; defect; weakness [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 点く [つく]
(v5k) (1) to catch fire; (2) to be lit, e.g. electricity comes on [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点ける [つける]
(v1) (uk) to turn on; to switch on; to light up [K] [D] [Jisho] - 地点 [ちてん]
(n) site; point on a map [K] [D] [Jisho] - 重点 [じゅうてん]
(n) important point; lay stress on; colon; emphasis [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点数 [てんすう]
(n) marks; points; score; runs; number of items; credits [K] [D] [Jisho] - 弱点 [じゃくてん]
(n) weak point; weakness [K] [D] [Jisho] - 終点 [しゅうてん]
(n) terminus; last stop (e.g train) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 満点 [まんてん]
(n) perfect score [K] [D] [Jisho] - 零点 [れいてん]
(n) zero; no marks [K] [D] [Jisho] - 採点 [さいてん]
(n,vs) marking; grading; looking over [K] [D] [Jisho] - 句読点 [くとうてん]
(n) punctuation marks [K] [D] [Jisho] - 焦点 [しょうてん]
(n) focus; point [K] [D] [Jisho] - 頂点 [ちょうてん]
(n) top; summit [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 観点 [かんてん]
(n) point of view [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点火 [てんか]
(n,vs) ignition; lighting; set fire to [K] [D] [Jisho] - 減点 [げんてん]
(n,vs) subtract; give a demerit [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点検 [てんけん]
(n,vs) inspection; examination; checking [K] [D] [Jisho] - 盲点 [もうてん]
(n) blind spot [K] [D] [Jisho] - 起点 [きてん]
(n) starting point [K] [D] [Jisho] - 原点 [げんてん]
(n) origin (coordinates); starting point [K] [D] [Jisho] - 得点 [とくてん]
(n) score; points made; marks obtained; runs [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 最重点 [さいじゅうてん]
very important point [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点す [ともす]
(v5s) to light; to turn on [K] [D] [Jisho] - 争点 [そうてん]
(n) point at issue [K] [D] [Jisho] - 決勝点 [けっしょうてん]
(n) winning point (goal); finishing line [K] [D] [Jisho] - 重点的に [じゅうてんてきに]
mainly [K] [D] [Jisho] - 接点 [せってん]
(n) (1) tangent point; point of contact; (2) single bit IO point; (3) (electrical) contact [K] [D] [Jisho] - 分岐点 [ぶんきてん]
(n) junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways [K] [D] [Jisho] - 次点 [じてん]
(n) runner-up [K] [D] [Jisho] - 小数点 [しょうすうてん]
(n) decimal point [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点呼 [てんこ]
(n) roll-call; muster [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点差 [てんさ]
(n) point spread [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点在 [てんざい]
(n,vs) dotted with [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点字 [てんじ]
(n) Braille [K] [D] [Jisho] - 論点 [ろんてん]
(n) point in question (at issue) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 失点 [しってん]
(n) run charged to the pitcher [K] [D] [Jisho] - 氷点下 [ひょうてんか]
(n) below freezing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点滴 [てんてき]
(n) falling drop of water; raindrops; intravenous drip [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点滅 [てんめつ]
(n) switching on and off [K] [D] [Jisho] - 点訳 [てんやく]
(n) translating into Braille [K] [D] [Jisho] - 力点 [りきてん]
(n) leverage; emphasis; importance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 問題点 [もんだいてん]
(n) the point at issue [K] [D] [Jisho] - 加点 [かてん]
(n,vs) addition of points; scoring [K] [D] [Jisho] - 同点 [どうてん]
(n) deadlock; tie; draw [K] [D] [Jisho] - 美点 [びてん]
(n) virtue; charm; merit; good point [K] [D] [Jisho] - 現時点 [げんじてん]
(n) the present point (i.e. in history) [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.