Word Meaning 点睛

てんせい tensei

点睛 is read as てんせい (tensei) and means adding eyes and other finishing touches to an animal painting.

Meaning

English

adding eyes and other finishing touches to an animal painting

Reading

Kana

てんせい

Romaji

tensei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

画竜点睛を欠く

がりょうてんせいをかく

to be incomplete

点す

とぼす

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.)

点検

てんけん

inspection

点

てん

"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)

点数

てんすう

number of items

点火

てんか

ignition

点滅

てんめつ

switching on and off (of a light)

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