Word Meaning 点穴

てんけつ tenketsu

点穴 is read as てんけつ (tenketsu) and means pressure points (e.g. for application of moxa).

Meaning

English

  1. pressure points (e.g. for application of moxa)
  2. vulnerable body cavities

Reading

Kana

てんけつ

Romaji

tenketsu

Writing Variants

  • 點穴 てんけつ tenketsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 87873 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

点検

てんけん

inspection

点滅

てんめつ

switching on and off (of a light)

点訳

てんやく

translating into Braille

点検済み

てんけんずみ

checked up

点検口

てんけんこう

access hole (usu. floor or ceiling trap)

点検商法

てんけんしょうほう

unscrupulous business practice of making sales by posing as an inspector and declaring the need for replacement items

点火系

てんかけい

ignition system

点火器

てんかき

igniter

点光源

てんこうげん

positional light source

点描主義

てんびょうしゅぎ

pointillism

点対称

てんたいしょう

point symmetry

点描画

てんびょうが

pointillist painting