Word Meaning 点を打つ

てんをうつ ten o utsu

点を打つ is read as てんをうつ (ten o utsu) and means to mark with a dot (point).

Meaning

English

to mark with a dot (point)

Reading

Kana

てんをうつ

Romaji

ten o utsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 63083 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

打点

だてん

position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)

点す

とぼす

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.)

点

てん

"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)

点数

てんすう

number of items

点火

てんか

ignition

点呼

てんこ

roll-call

点く

つく

to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.)

点ける

つける

to turn on

点字

てんじ

braille

点在

てんざい

being dotted about

点差

てんさ

point spread

点取り

てんとり

competition for school marks

Example Sentences

文の終わりには点を打つ。

ぶんのおわりにはてんをうつ。

A period is placed at the end of a sentence.