Japanese kanji 点: scores and key points

The idea

点 has 9 strokes; follow the linked KanjiVG diagram. Compare 満点（まんてん） and 要点（ようてん）: learn each reading with the whole word.

Examples

• 試験しけんで満点まんてんを取とりました。I got full marks on the exam.
• 彼かれの得点とくてんは八十点はちじゅってんでした。His score was eighty points.
• 会議かいぎの要点ようてんをまとめました。I summarized the main points of the meeting.
• 説明せつめいの大事だいじな点てんを書かきます。I’ll write down the important points of the explanation.
• この製品せいひんの良よい点てんは軽かるさです。The good thing about this product is its light weight.
• 注意点ちゅういてんを確認かくにんしてから始はじめましょう。Let’s check what to watch out for before we begin.

Watch out

点 can be a score, as in 満点, or a point in a discussion, as in 要点. Its four lower dots distinguish it from 占.

Try it yourself

1. Write the reading of 満点 in hiragana.

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   まんてん

   満点 is read まんてん. In context: I got full marks on the exam.

2. Write the reading of 要点 in hiragana.

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   ようてん

   要点 is read ようてん. In context: I summarized the main points of the meeting.

3. Fill in the missing kanji: 注意＿（ちゅういてん）.

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   点

   点 completes 注意点, read ちゅういてん. In context: Let’s check what to watch out for before we begin.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 点 from memory, and read 満点 and 要点 aloud. Then make a sentence with one of them.