Japanese symbol for “dot”
点
てん
Romaji: ten
dot; spot; point; speck
In Japanese, dot is 点, read てん (ten).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n dot; spot; point; speck; mark
- n mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points
- n point (in a game); score; goal; run
- n point (geom)
- n point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect
- n (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dot”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目 | め me | dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number |
| 星 | ほし hoshi | dot; spot; fleck |
| ドット | ドット dotto | dot; point |
| トン | トン ton | dot (in Morse code) |
| スポット | スポット supotto | spot; dot; mark |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 視点 | してん shiten | point of view; viewpoint; angle |
| 地点 | ちてん chiten | spot; point; place |
| 時点 | じてん jiten | point in time; occasion |
| 焦点 | しょうてん shouten | focus; focal point |
| 点数 | てんすう tensuu | marks; points; score |
| 原点 | げんてん genten | starting point; origin; beginning |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dot”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.