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How to say 'Main point' in Japanese | 要点

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The Japanese word for Main point is 'Youten', written as 要点 in Japanese.'Main point' in hiragana is ようてん.

    word

    要点

    Meaning

    Main point

    Reading

    ようてん

    youten

    Kanji

    要Important, Need 点Point

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '要点 (ようてん)' means 'main point' or 'key point.' It refers to the essential or central idea of something, such as a speech, document, or discussion. This word is often used when summarizing or highlighting the most important parts of a complex subject. For example: Please explain the main points of the report 「レポートの要点を説明してください」 (レポートのようてんをせつめいしてください). He captured the key points of the lecture 「彼は講義の要点を把握した」 (かれはこうぎのようてんをはあくした). '要点' is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    5793

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 要点

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    要

    Meaning

    Important, Need

  • kanji

    点

    Meaning

    Point

Words Related to 要点 Through the Kanji 要

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 要 as well.

  • word

    重要

    Meaning

    Important

  • word

    必要

    Meaning

    Necessary

  • word

    要求

    Meaning

    Demand

  • word

    要する

    Meaning

    Require, Summarize

  • word

    要素

    Meaning

    Element, Factor

  • word

    要る

    Meaning

    Need

  • word

    要因

    Meaning

    Factor

  • word

    需要

    Meaning

    Demand

  • word

    要件

    Meaning

    Requirement

  • word

    主要

    Meaning

    Main, Principal

  • word

    要

    Meaning

    Essence

  • word

    不要

    Meaning

    Unnecessary

  • word

    要領

    Meaning

    Essentials

  • word

    要するに

    Meaning

    In short

  • word

    不必要

    Meaning

    Unnecessary

  • word

    要請

    Meaning

    Request

  • word

    要項

    Meaning

    Outline, Essentials

  • word

    概要

    Meaning

    Summary

  • word

    要望

    Meaning

    Request

Words Related to 要点 Through the Kanji 点

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 点 as well.

  • word

    点

    Meaning

    Point, Mark

  • word

    交差点

    Meaning

    Intersection

  • word

    時点

    Meaning

    Point, Moment

  • word

    視点

    Meaning

    Viewpoint

  • word

    弱点

    Meaning

    Weakness

  • word

    観点

    Meaning

    Viewpoint

  • word

    終点

    Meaning

    Endpoint

  • word

    採点

    Meaning

    Grading

  • word

    地点

    Meaning

    Point

  • word

    拠点

    Meaning

    Base

  • word

    焦点

    Meaning

    Focus

  • word

    満点

    Meaning

    Perfect score

  • word

    点数

    Meaning

    Score

  • word

    欠点

    Meaning

    Flaw

  • word

    重点

    Meaning

    Emphasis, Key point

  • word

    点検

    Meaning

    Inspection

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'Youten' means 'Main point' .

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