JLPT N3 · Noun

要点 (youten)

要点 (ようてん, youten) is a Japanese noun meaning “gist; main point”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ようてん
Romaji: youten
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

gist; main point · noun

Example sentences

彼はその要点を理解させようとした。

He tried to make his point.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 要点

要

need, main point, essenceヨウ・い.る・かなめ · 9 strokes

点

spot, point, markテン・つ.ける・つ.く · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 要点.

要るいるto be needed必要ひつようnecessary重要じゅうようimportant主要しゅようchief需要じゅようdemand要求ようきゅうdemand要素ようそelement要するにようするにin short要旨ようし(main) point要領ようりょうpoint要因よういんmain cause要請ようせいappeal要望ようぼうdemand for要ようmain point

Source: JMdict entry 1546820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.