The kanji 点 (ten) primarily conveys the meaning of a "point," "dot," or "mark." It can refer to a physical spot, a specific item, or a unit of measurement. It often implies a small, focused element within a larger context. It can also signify a "point" in the sense of a specific moment or a concept.

・On-yomi (音読み): テン (ten) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): とも (tomo) – rarely used.

⚫︎ 一点 Translation: one point; a dot; a detail ⚫︎ 点数 Translation: score; points ⚫︎ 注意点 Translation: point of caution; things to note

The kanji 点 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. The left side is the radical of 火 (hi - fire) and the right side is 占(shime), meaning divination. The original meaning relates to burning or a small mark. Over time, it evolved to represent a dot or a point. The fire radical initially connected to the idea of a small spark or mark, which then generalized to the concept of a point.