noun

  1. dot, spot, point, speck, mark.
  2. mark (in an exam, etc.), grade, score, points.
  3. point (in a game), score, goal, run.
  4. Geometry term.point.
  5. point, aspect, matter, detail, part, respect, way, viewpoint.
  6. (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point), dot.
  7. "dot" stroke (in a Chinese character).

counter

  1. counter for points, marks, goals, etc..
  2. counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc..

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

spot, point, mark
テン つ.ける とも.す (2nd, N3)
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う セン し.める (7th, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ