Japanese symbol for “goals”

得点

とくてん

Romaji: tokuten

scoring; score; points made; marks obtained

In Japanese, goals is 得点, read とくてん (tokuten).

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Meanings

n, vi, vs scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

Kanji and stroke order

得

gain, get, find

on: トク
kun: え.る、う.る

11 strokes · JLPT 2

点

spot, point, mark

on: テン
kun: つ.ける、つ.く、た.てる、さ.す

9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
取得	しゅとく shutoku	obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of)
獲得	かくとく kakutoku	acquisition; possession
得意	とくい tokui	satisfaction; pride; triumph
納得	なっとく nattoku	consent; agreement; acceptance
説得	せっとく settoku	persuasion
所得	しょとく shotoku	income; earnings
視点	してん shiten	point of view; viewpoint; angle
地点	ちてん chiten	spot; point; place

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.