要よう点てん
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Meanings
Noun
1. gist; main point
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ようてん
Used in vocabulary
要よう点てん把は握あく
grasping the (main) point; seizing the essence (of a matter)
Noun
Examples25
He tried to make his point.
He seems to have missed the point.
I got the gist of what he was saying.
I couldn't get the point of his speech.
I see your point.
She couldn't get the point of his story.