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点 = 占 + 灬

点 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “spot”. It is built from 占 (fortune-telling) and 灬 (fire radical). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 181.

Keyword
spot
RTK frame
181
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つ.ける, つ.く, た.てる, さ.す, とぼ.す, とも.す, ぼち
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
место
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
点 dot

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 占 fortune-telling
  2. 灬 fire radical

How to find 点 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fortune-telling” + “fire radical”. 点 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 点 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.