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JLPT N3 · Noun

句 (ku)

句 (く, ku) is a Japanese noun meaning “section (i.e. of text); sentence”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
く
Romaji
ku
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph · noun, suffix noun
  2. phrase · noun, suffix noun
  3. verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry) · noun, suffix noun
  4. haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc. · noun, suffix noun
  5. maxim; saying; idiom; expression · noun, suffix noun

Example sentences

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.
Tatoeba #112978
この句では前置詞を省略できる。
You can omit the preposition in this phrase.
Tatoeba #222281

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 句

句
phrase, clause, sentenceク · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 句.

文句もんくcomplaint語句ごくwords and phrases俳句はいくhaiku句読点くとうてんpunctuation mark

Source: JMdict entry 1243940 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.