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Meaning of () in Japanese

JLPT 3
Kana Reading
Romaji
ku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
  • Parts of speech
    linguistics terminology
    Meaning
    phrase
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    maxim; saying; idiom; expression

Examples of 句, く in a sentence



Related Kanji

JLPT 1

5 strokes

phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku

On'Yomi: ク

Kun'Yomi:

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