てん
点
せい
睛

noun

  1. adding eyes and other finishing touches to an animal painting.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てん
点
せい
睛
 点睛 てんせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

spot, point, mark
テン　つ.ける　とも.す (2nd, N3)
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う　セン　し.める (7th, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
pupil of the eye
セイ　ショウ　ひとみ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
blue, green
あお　セイ　お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)