力点|りきてんrikiten[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Definitions
  1. nounemphasis; stress; main point; importance
    彼かれの話はなしの力点りきてんは一生懸命いっしょうけんめいに働はたらかなくてはならないということにあった。↗
    The emphasis of his talk was on the need to work hard.
  2. nounpoint of a lever where force is applied
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym強調きょうちょうNeutralAn act of emphasizing or stressing; 「力点」 is the place where effort is concentrated, usually as 「…に力点を置く」, and also the point where force is applied on a lever.
  • RelatedアクセントNeutralLoanword for word/pitch accent and regional accents; figuratively a decorative touch. It concerns sound or ornament, not where effort is focused.

Use 「力点」 for the point where effort is concentrated in policy or work, as in 「教育に力点を置く」; say 「強調」 for emphasizing, and 「アクセント」 for a highlight in design.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 力ちからをいれた重要じゅうような箇所かしょ。主眼しゅがん点てん。
  2. てこを使用しようして物ものを動うごかすとき、力ちからを加くわえる点てん。
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