# 点 — point; dot

点 means “point; dot”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: テン (ten). Kun'yomi: つ(ける) (tsukeru). You'll see it in words such as 点 (ten, “dot; spot”).

- Meaning: point; dot
- On'yomi: テン (ten)
- Kun'yomi: つ(ける) (tsukeru)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Size & position 1

## How to remember 点

Fortune-tellers (占) read dots in the fire (灬).

Parts: 占 fortune-telling · 灬 fire

## Words with 点

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 点 | てん (ten) | dot; spot |

## Don't confuse it with

[店](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/shop/) · [粘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sticky/)

## More in the “Size & position 1” set

[内](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inside/) · [的](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/target/) · [点](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/point/) · [向](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/face-toward/) · [面](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/surface/) · [在](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/exist/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/point/. Last updated 2026-11-01.