Word Meaning 傍点

ぼうてん bouten

傍点 is read as ぼうてん (bouten) and means guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun.

Meaning

English

  1. guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun
  2. marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention
  3. emphasis mark

Reading

Kana

ぼうてん

Romaji

bouten

Writing Variants

  • 旁点 ぼうてん bouten

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 118129 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

はた

third person

傍聴

ぼうちょう

listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.)

傍観

ぼうかん

looking on

傍受

ぼうじゅ

interception

傍ら

かたわら

while (doing)

かたわら

while (doing)

傍若無人

ぼうじゃくぶじん

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around

傍聴無料

ぼうちょうむりょう

admission free

傍観的

ぼうかんてき

hands-off

傍聴人

ぼうちょうにん

observer

傍人

ぼうじん

bystander

傍見

おかみ

looking on by an outsider