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ポイント [gai1]
1. [n]
▶ point (of a story, argument, etc.)
▶ important part
▶ vital point
2. [n]
▶ point (e.g. in stock exchange movement)
▶ percentage point
3. [n] {railway}
▶ switch
▶ points
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1704340 転轍機【てんてつき】 1. switch (of a railroad); points (of a railway)
4. [n]
▶ point
▶ site
▶ spot
5. [n]
▶ (decimal) point
6. [n]
▶ point (in scoring)
7. [n]
▶ point (in a loyalty program)
8. [n] {printing}
▶ point (font size)
9. [n]
▶ point (on a compass)
▶ course
10. [n,vs] {computing}
▶ pointing (to something)

Conjugations


History:
11. A 2024-02-12 19:59:41  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
10. A* 2024-02-12 14:33:24 
  Refs:
daijirin #2
  Comments:
e.g. これがポイント
  Diff:
@@ -10,0 +11,2 @@
+<gloss>important part</gloss>
+<gloss>vital point</gloss>
9. A 2021-07-15 21:32:28  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Many 外来語 don't have meanings which map precisely on those of the source. That's why 
comprehensive dictionaries spell them out.
8. A* 2021-07-15 14:08:41  Nicolas Maia
  Comments:
Almost all of these translate to the English word 'point' on a 1:1 fashion. Do we really need to be that explicit? It seems that 'point' in Japanese means pretty much the same as in English, in all of its senses.
7. A 2021-07-15 09:50:56  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, meikyo, gg5
  Comments:
Not necessarily a point on a map.
Added sense.
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss>point (e.g. stock exchange movement)</gloss>
+<gloss>point (e.g. in stock exchange movement)</gloss>
@@ -19 +19 @@
-<gloss>points (of a railway)</gloss>
+<field>&rail;</field>
@@ -20,0 +21 @@
+<gloss>points</gloss>
@@ -24 +25 @@
-<gloss>point (on a map)</gloss>
+<gloss>point</gloss>
@@ -34,2 +35,5 @@
-<gloss>point (in competition)</gloss>
-<gloss>score</gloss>
+<gloss>point (in scoring)</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>point (in a loyalty program)</gloss>
@@ -44,2 +48,2 @@
-<pos>&vs;</pos>
-<gloss>pointing (to something)</gloss>
+<gloss>point (on a compass)</gloss>
+<gloss>course</gloss>
@@ -49,2 +53,3 @@
-<gloss>course (esp. in sailing)</gloss>
-<gloss>point</gloss>
+<pos>&vs;</pos>
+<field>&comp;</field>
+<gloss>pointing (to something)</gloss>
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