満点(まんてん)

まんてん
noun
perfect score, full marks
education
See also: 満天(まんてん) (the whole sky)
1. perfect score, full marks
The maximum possible score on a test or evaluation.
テストで満点(まんてん)を取(と)った。
I got a perfect score on the test.
百点(ひゃくてん)満点(まんてん)で九十八(きゅうじゅうはち)点(てん)だった。
I got 98 out of 100 points.
数学(すうがく)のテストで満点(まんてん)を取(と)るのは難(むずか)しい。
It's hard to get a perfect score on a math test.
2. perfection, flawlessness
Figuratively, something that is perfect or ideal in every way.
満点(まんてん)の笑顔(えがお)だ。
It's a perfect smile.
Figurative use
今日(きょう)のお弁当(べんとう)は満点(まんてん)だね。
Today's lunch box is perfect.
Figurative use
味(あじ)も見(み)た目(め)も満点(まんてん)の料理(りょうり)だった。
It was a dish that was perfect in both taste and appearance.
Figurative use

満点(まんてん) combines 満(まん) (full) + 点(てん) (points). It means both a literal perfect score and figuratively anything perfect or flawless.

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満天(まんてん) means "the whole sky" (満天(まんてん)の星(ほし) = a sky full of stars). Different kanji, different meaning.

Related Words

Related: 点(てん) (point, score (counter))
Related: 合格点(ごうかくてん) (passing score)
Related: 平均点(へいきんてん) (average score)
Related: 最高点(さいこうてん) (highest score)
Antonym: 零点(れいてん) (zero points)
Compare: 百点(ひゃくてん) (perfect score)
Related: 全問(ぜんもん) (all (test) questions)
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Added 2026.1.11 21:23 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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