Definition of 傍点 (ぼうてん)

ぼうてん

傍点

ぼうてん

bouten

noun
1.
marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention, emphasis mark
2.
guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun
See also:漢文
Other readings:
旁点【ぼうてん】
Related Kanji
bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, third person
spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
RHS of character, at same time