How do you read 焦点?

焦点 is read しょうてん (shouten), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

How do you write 焦点 in romaji?

焦点 is written shouten in romaji, also spelled shoten.

What kanji are in 焦点?

焦 (Char, Hurry); 点 (Spot, Point).

焦点しょうてん

Q: What JLPT level is 焦点?

焦点 is a JLPT N2 word (upper intermediate).

しょうてん · shouten (also spelled shoten)

JLPT N2 › noun

Focus, focal point

focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.), point at issue, central point
focus

Other ways to say “focus” in Japanese →

Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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Kanji in this word

焦Char, Hurry, Impatient 音しょう訓こ.げる・こ.がす JLPT N1 · 12 strokes 点Spot, Point, Mark 音てん訓つ.ける・つ.く JLPT N3 · 9 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

焦るあせるto be in a hurry, to be impatient 焦点しょうてんfocus, point 焦げるこげるto burn, to be burned 焦げ茶こげちゃdark brown 焦がすこがすto burn, to scorch 点てんmark, score, grade; point, dot 点くつくto be started, to be switched on 満点まんてんperfect score

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What does 焦点 mean?

Focus, focal point. It can also mean: focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.), point at issue, central point; focus.

How do you pronounce 焦点?

しょうてん (shouten). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 焦点?

JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.

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