一点

いってん

Meanings

1. Noun point; dot; speck
2. one point; one matter; one detail
3. one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
4. one item; one article; one piece
5. slightest bit; trace; speck (with neg. sentence)

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 点 point. Read as テン.

Example sentences

• 昨日の試合は一点だけ負けた。
  We lost yesterday's game by just one point.

Common phrases

• 一点に集中する
• 一点に集まる

Words containing 一点

• 一点張り (いってんばり) persistence
• 紅一点 (こういってん) the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
• 一点一画 (いってんいっかく) the dots of i's and the crosses of t's

And 5 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists