Word Meaning 要点

ようてん youten

要点 is read as ようてん (youten) and means gist.

Meaning

English

  1. gist
  2. main point

Reading

Kana

ようてん

Romaji

youten

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 6601 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

主要点

しゅようてん

main point

危害分析重要管理点

きがいぶんせきじゅうようかんりてん

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point

要求

ようきゅう

demand

要望

ようぼう

demand for

要する

ようする

to need

要因

よういん

main cause

要するに

ようするに

in short

かなめ

Japanese photinia

要所

ようしょ

important position

要約

ようやく

summary

要る

いる

to need

要員

よういん

(necessary) personnel

Example Sentences

9

かいぎのようてんをめもしてください。

Please take notes on the main points of the meeting.

Take down the main points of the speech.

I brought the point home to the student.

Let's get down to brass tacks and make a decision.

Now please summarize the main points in your notebook.

Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.

His essay was concise and to the point.

We should approach every problem by first composing ourselves and getting a grasp on the important aspects of the situation.

If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.