Word Meaning 点心

てんじん tenjin

点心 is read as てんじん (tenjin) and means simple Chinese food.

Meaning

English

  1. simple Chinese food
  2. dim sum
  3. Zen monk's early morning meal
  4. refreshment
  5. cakes

Reading

Kana

てんじん

Romaji

tenjin

Writing Variants

  • 点心 てんしん tenshin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 51089 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

中心点

ちゅうしんてん

center

点す

とぼす

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.)

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