A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 9 strokes

Spot ; Point ; Mark ; Speck ; Decimal Point

Readings on: テン
Kun readings: つ.ける・つ.く・た.てる・さ.す・とぼ.す・とも.す・ぼち

点てん — point

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 要点ようてん — essential point Word card → Source
• 欠点けってん — defects; weaknesses; weak points Word card → Source
• 盲点もうてん — Dead angle Source
• 弱点じゃくてん — weak point Source
• 起点きてん — starting point Source
• 得点とくてん — goal; point; score Source