要点 (ようてん) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "gist" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

ようてん

要点

N

GIST (main point)

よう要 • NEED

てん点 • POINT

The point (点) you need (要) to understand is the gist of something.

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Kanji Inside 要点 (gist)

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要る V

いる

必要 na-A

ひつよう

要するに adv

ようするに

in a word, after all, the point is .., in short ..

重要 N

じゅうよう

important, momentous, essential, principal, major

主要 N

しゅよう

chief, main, principal, major

点 N

てん

欠点 N

けってん

faults, defect, weakness