点差(てんさ)

てんさ
noun
point difference; margin
sportsnumber
1. point difference; margin (in a score)
The difference between two scores, as in a game, a match, or a test.
点差(てんさ)が開(ひら)いた。
The gap in the score widened.
二(に)点差(てんさ)で試合(しあい)に勝(か)った。
We won the game by two points.
後半(こうはん)に入(はい)って相手(あいて)チームが一気(いっき)に点差(てんさ)を縮(ちぢ)めた。
In the second half, the other team quickly narrowed the gap.

Common in sports reporting. With a number, the form is ～点差(てんさ): 一点差(いってんさ) (a one-point margin), 大差(たいさ) for a big margin.

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Added 2026.10.10 10:37 · Revised 2026.10.10 10:39
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