句
clause, counter for haiku, paragraph, passage, phrase, sentence
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
5 / 5
Information
Grade:5
Strokes:5
JLPT:1
Frequency:1244
Vocabulary
ク
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 異句同音 | イクドウオン | (saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one |
| 慣用句 | カンヨウク | idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase |
| 禁句 | キンク | taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai) |
| 句集 | クシュウ | collection of haiku poems |
| 句読点 | クトウテン | punctuation mark |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 句 | く | section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim; saying; idiom; expression; clause (e.g. in a database query language) |
| 句切り | くぎり | pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop; pause; milestone (e.g. in a project) |
| 絶句 | ぜっく | being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables) |
| 絶句 | ぜく | being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables) |
| 挙句 | あげく | after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
右
right
Grade 1JLPT 5
局
affair, board, bureau, conclusion, court lady, her apartment, lady-in-waiting, office
Grade 3JLPT 3
伺
ask, implore, inquire, pay respects, question, visit
Grade 8JLPT 2
后
after, back, behind, empress, later, queen
Grade 6JLPT 1
各
each, either, every
Grade 4JLPT 2
仲
go-between, relationship
Grade 4JLPT 2
合
0.1, fit, join, suit
Grade 2JLPT 3
向
approach, beyond, confront, defy, facing, tend toward, yonder
Grade 3JLPT 3
名
distinguished, name, noted, reputation
Grade 1JLPT 5
如
as if, best, better, equal, like, likeness, such as
Grade 8JLPT 1