傍点

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぼう
Grade: S
てん
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
傍點 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(side) +‎ (dot), because emphasis dots are placed to the right side of vertical text

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んてん [kèńtéń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kẽ̞ntẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(ぼう)(てん) • (bōtenばうてん (bauten)?

  1. (typography) synonym of 圏点

References

  • Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN