Word

句

く
CommonJLPT N3

Meanings

  1. Noun

    section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph

  2. Noun

    phrase

  3. Noun

    verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)

  4. Noun

    haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

  5. Noun

    maxim; saying; idiom; expression

  6. Noun

    clause (e.g. in a database query language)

In Spanish

  1. frase; oración; párrafo; pasaje; expresión; línea; verso; estrofa; estancia; poema de 17 sílabas

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 辞書じしょでその句くを調しらべなさい。

    Look up the phrase in your dictionary.

    Busca la frase en tu diccionario.

    Tatoeba #149671(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼はその句の文字どおりの意味を説明した。

    He explained the literal meaning of the phrase.

    Él explicó el significado literal de la frase.

    Tatoeba #112978(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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