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Where does “点” come from?

点 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 點 — mark, spot; dot, mark.

点 (Japanese): spot, dot; score, grade, mark; point

Definitions

  1. spot, dot; score, grade, mark; point

Ancestry of “点”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese點mark, spot; dot, mark

Words derived from “点”

  • dakuten
  • 観点
  • 自殺点
  • 濁点
  • 落第点
  • 小数点
  • 区点
  • quan điểm
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