(るいじてん)

るいじてん
noun
point of similarity; resemblance; common feature
1. point of similarity; resemblance; common feature
a specific aspect or feature in which two or more things are similar
(ふた)つの事件(じけん)には類似点(るいじてん)がある。
There are similarities between the two cases.
類似点(るいじてん)相違点(そういてん)比較(ひかく)してみよう。
Let's compare the similarities and differences.
日本語(にほんご)韓国語(かんこくご)文法(ぶんぽう)には(おお)くの類似点(るいじてん)()られる。
Many similarities can be observed in the grammar of Japanese and Korean.

Composed of 類似(るいじ) (resemblance/similarity) and (てん) (point/aspect). A formal, analytical term commonly used in academic writing, comparisons, and analysis. Often paired with its antonym 相違点(そういてん) (point of difference).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 類似点(るいじてん)がある: there are similarities
  • 類似点(るいじてん)()げる: to list similarities
  • 類似点(るいじてん)相違点(そういてん): similarities and differences
  • (おお)くの類似点(るいじてん): many similarities

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 共通点(きょうつうてん): common point — what things share, emphasizes what is the same
  • 相違点(そういてん): point of difference — the opposite: where things differ
  • 類似性(るいじせい): similarity — the abstract quality of being similar, not a specific point