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点 means 'spot'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 241   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-5    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 19    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 98 words   Used in 499 words   Used in 35 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   テン
Additional readings
Kun    つける to turn on (light etc)   つく   とぼる to be lit   ともす   とぼす to light (a fire)   たてる   さす   ぼち
Variants
奌   點  
Components
⿱  占 occupy  灬 (火) fire  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 点 is used 31 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 点 is used 487 times, read 6 ways.
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テン : 471 words FIND ALL
て ん 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. spot; mark
2. point; dot
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つける : 7 words FIND ALL
expression, ichidan verb
to turn on the light
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とぼる : 3 words FIND ALL
と ぼ す 2 と ぼ す 0
Most common form: 灯す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to light; to turn on
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たてる : 2 words FIND ALL
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony  (see also: 立てる)
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さす : 2 words FIND ALL
expression, 'su' godan verb
to apply eyedrops
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ともす : 2 words FIND ALL
ひ と も し 2
Most common form: 火ともし
1. lighting a torch; lighting up a lamp
noun
2. person who leads a funeral procession with a torch
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An additional 14 less common words include 点 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
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Additional data
Henshall: 196 (originally: 179)  Joy o' Kanji : 179  Key to Kanji: 781 

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点
テン    spot, point   
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灬
fire
占
セン   しめる to occupy, hold   うらなう to tell fortunes   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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卜
divining rod
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