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ポイント
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Noun
1. point (of a story, argument, etc.); important part; vital point​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • ポイント
  • を
  • せいと生徒
  • に
  • じゅうぶん充分
  • わからせた
    • 。
He drove a point home to his pupils.
Noun
2. point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point​
  • にっけい日経
  • へいきん平均
  • は
    • 200
  • ポイント
  • さ下げ
    • 、
  • きのう昨日
  • は
    • 18,000
  • で
  • お終えた
    • 。
The Nikkei Stock Average lost nearly 200 points to close yesterday at 18,000.
Noun
3. switch; points​Railway
Noun
4. point; site; spot​
Noun
5. (decimal) point​
Noun
6. point (in scoring)​
Noun
7. point (in a loyalty program)​
Noun
8. point (font size)​Printing
Noun
9. point (on a compass); course​
Noun, Suru verb
10. pointing (to something)​Computing
Wikipedia definition
11. Point (typography)​In typography, a point is the smallest unit of measure, being a subdivision of the larger pica. It is commonly abbreviated as pt. The point has long been the usual unit for measuring font size and leading and other minute items on a printed page. The original printer's point, from the era of foundry metal typesetting and letter press printing, varied between 0.18 and 0.4 mm depending on various definitions of the foot.
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