How to say 'Point' or 'Moment' in Japanese | 時点

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The Japanese word for Point or Moment is 'Jiten', written as 時点 in Japanese.'Point' or 'Moment' in hiragana is じてん.

word

時点

Meaning

Point, Moment

Reading

じてん

jiten

Kanji

時Time, Hour 点Point

Explanation

The Japanese noun '時点 (じてん)' refers to a specific point or moment in time. It is often used to indicate a particular instance or stage in a sequence of events. This word is commonly used in formal or written contexts to specify when something occurred or will occur. For example: at the current point in time「現在の時点では」(げんざいのじてんでは). As of this moment, the decision has not been made「この時点では、決定はされていない」(このじてんでは、けっていはされていない). Note that '時点' is often paired with time-related words like '現在 (げんざい)' (current) or 'その' (that) to clarify the specific moment being referenced.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1710

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 時点

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

時

Meaning

Time, Hour

kanji

点

Meaning

Point

Words Related to 時点 Through the Kanji 時

These 22 Words contain the Kanji 時 as well.

word

時々

Meaning

Sometimes

word

時

Meaning

Time

word

時間

Meaning

Time

word

時代

Meaning

Era

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何時

Meaning

When

word

当時

Meaning

Then

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同時

Meaning

Simultaneous

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時期

Meaning

Period

word

目覚まし時計

Meaning

Alarm clock

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時計

Meaning

Watch, Clock

word

腕時計

Meaning

Watch

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一時

Meaning

Temporarily, Once

word

時差

Meaning

Timezone, Jetlag

word

時間割り

Meaning

Schedule

word

時速

Meaning

Speed

word

時給

Meaning

Hourly wage

word

時刻

Meaning

Time

word

日時

Meaning

Datetime

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臨時

Meaning

Temporary

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時折

Meaning

Occasionally

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何時頃

Meaning

When

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戦時

Meaning

Wartime

Words Related to 時点 Through the Kanji 点

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 点 as well.

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点

Meaning

Point, Mark

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交差点

Meaning

Intersection

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視点

Meaning

Viewpoint

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弱点

Meaning

Weakness

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観点

Meaning

Viewpoint

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終点

Meaning

Endpoint

word

採点

Meaning

Grading

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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

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要点

Meaning

Main point

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欠点

Meaning

Flaw

word

重点

Meaning

Emphasis, Key point

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点検

Meaning

Inspection

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'Jiten' means 'Point' or 'Moment' .

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