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Kanji 句: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 句: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku

Key takeaways

Kanji 句: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

phraseclausesentencepassageparagraphcounter for haiku

On reading

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 句

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

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

勹 + 口

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Think of wrapping (勹) the words coming out of your mouth (口) into a single bundle. This represents a phrase or clause, as seen in words like 'sentence' or 'passage'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 佳句かく

    beautiful literary phrase

  • 語句ごく

    words / phrases

  • 句読点くとうてん

    punctuation marks

  • 俳句はいく

    haiku poetry

  • phrase / sentence / clause

  • 文句もんく

    complaint / grievance

Commonly used words

  • 佳句
    かく

    beautiful literary phrase

  • 語句
    ごく

    words / phrases

  • 句読点
    くとうてん

    punctuation marks

  • 俳句
    はいく

    haiku poetry

  • phrase / sentence / clause

  • 文句
    もんく

    complaint / grievance

Example sentences

Example 1

この佳は心に残ります。

Translation

This beautiful phrase stays in my heart.

Example 2

を集めて詩を作った。

Translation

I gathered beautiful phrases and made a poem.

Example 3

この語の意味がわかりません。

Translation

I don't understand the meaning of this word.

Example 4

辞書で語を調べてください。

Translation

Please look up the phrase in the dictionary.

Kanji 句: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku | Daily Nihongo