基点|きてんkiten[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivedatum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin

• Synonym基準点きじゅんてんWrittenA technical surveying term for a point whose position and elevation are precisely measured as a mapmaking reference; close to 「基点」.
• Related基準きじゅんNeutralAn abstract standard or criterion for judging things; 「基点」 is a concrete point used to measure distance or as a starting point.
• Related原点げんてんNeutralThe origin of a coordinate system, but also figuratively the starting point or original spirit of something, as in 「原点に返る」.
• Related目安めやすNeutralA rough, approximate standard or guide, often in 「目安にする」; carries a nuance of estimation rather than a precise point like 「基点」.

Use 「基点」 for a concrete point for measuring distance or as a starting point. For abstract standards of judgment pick 「基準」, for returning to one's origins 「原点」, for rough guidelines 「目安」; 「基準点」 is a technical surveying term.

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1. （距離きょりを測はかる時ときの）もとになる点てんや場所ばしょ。