点|てんten[0]heiban (flat)
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- noundot; spot; point; speck; mark
- nounmark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
- nounpoint (in a game); score; goal; run
- noun, geometrypoint
- nounpoint; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint
- noun(punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot
- noun"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
- countercounter for points, marks, goals, etc.
- countercounter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
- SynonymドットCasualColloquial loanword for a small round dot or a pixel, used mostly in design and IT, e.g. 「ドット柄」.
- Synonym得点とくてんNeutralPoints earned in a game or exam, e.g. 「得点を挙げる」.
- SynonymスコアCasualColloquial loanword for a match score or result, e.g. 「試合のスコア」.
- SynonymスポットCasualColloquial loanword for a spot or location, also a spotlight, e.g. 「観光スポット」.
- Synonym場所ばしょNeutralA concrete place or position, slightly more formal than 「所」.
- Synonym地点ちてんWrittenWritten-style word for a specific point or location, e.g. 「事故発生地点」.
- Synonym箇所かしょWrittenWritten-style word for a place or part of something; also a counter, e.g. 「三か所」.
- Synonym評点ひょうてんWrittenWritten-style word for a rating or mark with comments, e.g. 「評点をつける」; used mainly in evaluation.
- SynonymぽちCasualColloquial word for a tiny dot or bump; in Kansai it can also mean a tip or gratuity, as in 「ぽち袋」. In everyday speech use 「点」.
- RelatedポイントNeutralLoanword for a key point, points or credits, or a location, e.g. 「ポイントカード」「重要なポイント」.
- RelatedところNeutralMeans a place or area, covering a broader range than 「点」, e.g. 「静かな所」.
- Related点数てんすうNeutralRefers to the amount of marks, e.g. 「テストの点数」, with the focus on the numerical value.
- Related焦点しょうてんWrittenWritten-style word for a focus or the center of attention, e.g. 「焦点を当てる」.
- Related論点ろんてんWrittenWritten-style word for the point at issue in a debate, e.g. 「論点を整理する」.
- Related場ばNeutralA place or occasion, e.g. 「その場で」, stressing the there and then.
- Related点々てんてんCasualColloquial word for dots scattered here and there, e.g. 「点々と続く足跡」, stressing the distribution.
Default to 「点」 for dots, marks and scores. Use 「点数」 for the number of marks, 「得点」 or 「スコア」 for points scored in a game, 「ポイント」 for key points, 「地点」 or 「場所」 for locations, and 「論点」 or 「焦点」 for points at issue.
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