Japanese symbol for “specks”
斑点
はんてん
Romaji: hanten
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
In Japanese, specks is 斑点, read はんてん (hanten).
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Meanings
- n (scattered) spots; specks; speckles
Written forms: 斑点、班点. Readings: はんてん.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斑鳩 | いかる ikaru | Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) |
| 白斑 | はくはん hakuhan | white spot |
| 紫斑 | しはん shihan | purpura; purple spot |
| 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 |
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.