要 点(ようてん)

ようてん

noun

main point, gist, essentials

formaldescriptive

1. main point, gist, essentials

The most important or central part of something. The key points that summarize the essence.

要点(ようてん)をまとめてください。

Please summarize the main points.

要点(ようてん)を押(お)さえましょう。

Let's grasp the key points.

Common expression

話(はなし)の要点(ようてん)が分(わ)かりません。

I don't understand the gist of what you're saying.

要点(ようてん) refers to the main points or essentials.

Common patterns

要点(ようてん)をまとめる (summarize the main points)
要点(ようてん)を押(お)さえる (grasp the key points)
要点(ようてん)を整理(せいり)する (organize the main points)
要点(ようてん)筆記(ひっき) (note-taking of key points)

Similar words

ポイント: point (loanword, casual)
要点(ようてん): main point (formal)
概要(がいよう): summary, outline
要旨(ようし): gist, summary (written)

Related Words

Compare: ポイント (point)

Compare: 概要(がいよう) (summary, outline)

Compare: 要旨(ようし) (gist, summary)

Compare: キーワード (keyword)

Compare: 論点(ろんてん) (point of argument)

Compare: 本筋(ほんすじ) (main plot)

Compare: 骨子(こっし) (gist)

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Added 2026.1.9 20:57 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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