• 点てん — point / dot
• 点数てんすう — score / points
• 満点まんてん — perfect score
• 欠点けってん — weak point / fault
• 点検てんけん — inspection
• 交差点こうさてん — intersection

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点 originally suggests a small mark or spark. From that idea, it expanded to mean points in tests, scores in games, key points in discussions, and even the act of igniting fire.