Where does “観点” come from?

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

観点 (Japanese): a viewpoint; a point of view

Definitions

  1. a viewpoint; a point of view

Ancestry of “観点”, step by step

観点 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 点

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese点spot, dot; score, grade, mark; point
2Middle Chinese點mark, spot; dot, mark

via Japanese 観

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese観look, appearance; sight; observation meditation
2Middle Chinese觀—

Words derived from “観点”

Every word from Middle Chinese 點 →Every word from Japanese 点 →