傍点

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

Etymology

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

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

Noun

傍(ぼう)点(てん) • (bōten) ←ばうてん (bauten)?

  1. (typography) Synonym of 圏点

References
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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