noun

  1. gist, main point.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
要点 ようてん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

need, main point, essence
ヨウ い.る かなめ (4th, N3)
variant of radical 146
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
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