JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
点 means point, dot. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 9 strokes, read てん. It combines 灬 (fire, fire radical (no. 86)), which carries the meaning, with 占, which is there for its sound てん. It appears in 交差点 (intersection) and 採点 (marking / grading).
点 is written in 9 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
点 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交差点 | こうさてん | intersection |
| 点 | てん | mark / score / grade |
| 採点 | さいてん | marking / grading |
占 tends to carry the sound てん. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 占 | てん | fortune-telling, divining |
| 点 | てん | spot, point |
| 店 | てん | store, shop |
| 貼 | てん | stick, paste |
These use 占 or 灬 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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