重点
Meaning in Englishimportant point, lay stress on, emphasis
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What it means
What does 重点 mean? It denotes the area or aspect that deserves the most attention or importance within a context, guiding where to focus efforts, resources, or discussion.
Main meanings
- emphasis on a specific issue or aspect, indicating where attention should be directed
- designated priority area requiring resources or action in projects or policy
- focus used in evaluation, planning, or communication to convey what matters most
How to use it
In formal contexts, such as business plans, policy documents, safety guidelines, and academic analyses, 重点 designates where attention and resources should go; in everyday speech, it appears as 重点を置く to describe focusing on a topic. 会議で重点を置く領域を決める; 重点的対策を講じる; 学習計画の重点を設定する.
Variants and close terms
- 要点 — main point (yōten)
- 焦点 — focal point (shōten)
- 重要点 — key point (jūyōten)
- 中心点 — center point (chūshinten)
Composition
- 重 — weight/importance
- 点 — point
- Two kanji combine to form the concept of an important point or point of emphasis
Etymology
etimologia じゅうてん is a native kanji compound read with on'yomi, formed from 重 meaning 'importance' and 点 meaning 'point', yielding the sense 'an important point'.
Origin
The concept has long appeared in Japanese planning and rhetoric to mark priority areas, with 重点 used in administrative and educational texts to signal where focus should lie.
Word class
noun (名詞)