# 点 point

占 (fortune teller/ occupy) + (firebottom)
★★★★☆
9 strokes

## Onyomi

TEN |

## Mnemonic

| My fortune teller says that by staring into TEN flames, she can see any point in the future.

## Kunyomi

てん | a point, a dot. This is used in 2 ways; a) a dot like the decimal point. . . .actually the 4 dots at the bottom of this kanji are referred to as tens. b) a point of conversation, as in "That's not the point and you know it!" LAZY ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

交差点(こうさてん) | intersection ★★★☆☆ 交 (combine) + 差 (discriminate) + 点 (point) = 交差点 (intersection) traffic intersection
共通点(きょうつうてん) | common point ★★★☆☆ 共 (with) + 通 (pass) + 点 (point) = 共通点 (common point) common point (between two things or people)
要点(ようてん) | the important points ★★☆☆☆ 要 (important) + 点 (point) = 要点 (the important points) the important points (unlike the related word 重点（じゅうてん）、　要点 is more than one point - more like a summary. Like instead of writing an essay, you'd just do a series of bullet points. Example phrase:要点だけ話して！　("Get to the point!")

## Synonyms

bad point 苦手 欠点 弱点 欠陥
summit 頂点 見所 頂上 山頂 天辺 頂
the point is... 重点 要点 焦点