点

てん

[ten]

Meanings

1.Noun

dot; spot; point; speck; mark

2.Noun

mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points

3.Noun

point (in a game); score; goal; run

4.Noun

《geometry》point

5.Noun

point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint

6.Noun

(punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot

7.Counter

counter for points, marks, goals, etc.

8.Counter

counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.

Less common meanings (1)

9.NounJargon

"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)

点を紙に打って位置を示す。

I mark dots on paper to show positions.

数学のテストで百点を取った。

I got a perfect score on the math test.

点がとても小さくて見えない。

The dot is so small I can't see it.