共 通 点(きょうつうてん)

きょうつうてん

noun

common point, similarity

1. common point, common feature

A characteristic or aspect that two or more things share; a similarity.

二人(ふたり)には共通点(きょうつうてん)が多(おお)い。

The two of them have a lot in common.

この二(ふた)つの問題(もんだい)の共通点(きょうつうてん)は何(なん)ですか。

What is the common point between these two problems?

共通点(きょうつうてん)を見(み)つけることで、理解(りかい)が深(ふか)まる。

By finding common points, understanding deepens.

共通点(きょうつうてん) combines 共通(きょうつう) (common) + 点(てん) (point).

COMMON PATTERNS:

共通点(きょうつうてん)がある (to have something in common)
共通点(きょうつうてん)を見(み)つける (to find common ground)
共通点(きょうつうてん)が多(おお)い/少(すく)ない (to have much/little in common)

RELATED COMPOUNDS:

共通(きょうつう) (common, shared)
相違点(そういてん) (point of difference) - antonym
類似点(るいじてん) (point of similarity)

USAGE NOTES:

Often used when comparing people, ideas, or things
Common in academic and analytical contexts

Related Words

Related: 共通(きょうつう) (common)

Antonym: 相違点(そういてん) (difference)

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Added 2026.1.11 20:13 · Revised 2026.5.24 1:36

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