JLPT N4 · Noun

点 (ten)

点 (てん, ten) is a Japanese noun meaning “dot; spot”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てん
Romaji: ten
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

dot; spot; point; speck; mark · noun
mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points · noun
point (in a game); score; goal; run · noun
point · noun
point; aspect; matter; detail; part · noun

Example sentences

どんな小さな点でも見ることができる。

I can see the tiniest spot.

Tatoeba #199403

合格した生徒の名前の前に点をつけて下さい。

Will you put a dot before the names of the successful students?

Tatoeba #173169

我々のチームが２点リードしている。

Our team is two points ahead.

Tatoeba #186330

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

Kanji in 点

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 点.

交差点こうさてんcrossing点くつくto be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.)欠点けってんfault要点ようてんgist視点してんpoint of view採点さいてんmarking弱点じゃくてんweak point終点しゅうてんterminus重点じゅうてんimportant point焦点しょうてんfocus地点ちてんspot頂点ちょうてんvertex点数てんすうmarks満点まんてんperfect score

Source: JMdict entry 1441390 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.