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    3. 句

    句

    句ク

    phrase

    N1KMT7Freq #1244LiteratureKanji5 strokes

    On'yomi

    ク

    Nanori

    すく

    phraseclausesentencepassageparagraphcounter for haiku

    勹口

    丿
    勹
    口

    Stroke 0 / 5

    Speed1.0x

    Concepts using this kanji

    文句

    complaint

    俳句

    haiku

    句集

    collection of haiku poems

    句

    section (i.e. of text)

    挙句

    after (a long process)

    一句

    phrase (verse, line)

    字句

    wording

    絶句

    being lost for words

    文句なし

    undisputed

    句会

    gathering of haiku poets

    決まり文句

    set phrase

    語句

    words and phrases

    連句

    linked verse

    節句

    seasonal festival

    一言一句

    every single word and phrase

    中句

    middle part of the verse

    二の句

    next (spoken) word

    一言半句

    a single word

    一字一句

    word for word

    一語一句

    every single word and phrase

    文句を言う

    to complain

    句を作る

    to compose a haiku poem

    引用句

    quotation

    言句

    (a few) words

    言々句々

    every single word and phrase

    名文句

    witty (happy, apt) remark

    句心

    poetic instinct

    平句

    ordinary verse of a renga (i.e. not the first three verses or the last verse)

    成句

    idiom

    売り文句

    sales pitch

    半句

    brief word

    一字半句

    a single word

    文句のつけようがない

    blameless

    うたい文句

    catchphrase

    文句をつける

    to complain

    文句なく

    undisputedly

    句法

    conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry

    名句

    famous saying

    金言名句

    golden (wise) saying

    対句

    couplet

    下の句かるた

    shimo-no-ku karuta (var. of utagaruta played in Hokkaido)

    下句

    last part of a poem or Bible verse

    下の句

    last part of a poem or Bible verse

    法句経

    Dhammapada

    上の句

    first part of a poem or verse

    上句

    first part of a poem

    投句

    submitting a haiku (for publication)

    四字成句

    Chinese four-character phrase or idiomatic expression

    原句

    original passage (in document)

    句意

    meaning of phrase

    金句集

    Kinkushū (collection of Chinese classics)

    初句

    first five syllables (of a tanka)

    句点

    period

    口説き文句

    chat-up line

    名前字句

    name token

    結句

    last line of a poem

    報告書句

    report clause

    相当語句

    equivalent

    挙句の果て

    finally

    古句

    ancient expression

    句を切る

    to punctuate a sentence

    句例

    phrase example

    例句

    haiku given as an example

    句題

    subject for a haiku

    形容句

    phrase used as an adjective

    三月の節句

    Girls' Festival (March 3)

    二の句が継げない

    to be at a loss for words

    辞世の句

    farewell poem

    五月の節句

    Boys' Festival (May 5)

    五言絶句

    poem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters

    句形

    poetry form (esp. haiku)

    語り句

    story

    止句

    words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)

    七言絶句

    poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters

    数字句

    number token

    句読法

    punctuation rules

    句義

    meaning of a phrase

    単句

    simple phrase

    転句

    turning or twisting part of a text

    起句

    opening line

    宣伝文句

    sales message

    楽句

    phrase

    字句単位

    lexical unit

    五節句

    the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)

    句構造文法

    phrase structure grammar

    一言隻句

    every single word and phrase

    句読文字

    punctuation character

    俳句会

    haiku gathering

    詩句

    verse

    字句の構造

    lexical structure

    難句

    difficult phrase

    女の節句

    Girl's Festival (March 3)

    環境句

    environment clause

    秀句

    splendid haiku

    承句

    development of a text

    充足字句

    satisfied token

    句々

    every clause

    データ句

    data clause

    ファイル句

    file clause

    句読

    breaks and pauses (in a sentence)

    短句

    short phrase

    名前字句群

    name token group

    脅し文句

    threatening words

    男の節句

    Boys' Day celebration (May 5)

    字句解析

    lexical analysis

    倒句

    reading Chinese in the Japanese order

    慣用語句

    idiom

    類句

    similar phrase

    句構造規則

    phrase structure rule

    警句

    aphorism

    七草の節句

    Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (one of the five seasonal festivals; celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar)

    仮定法相当語句

    subjunctive equivalent

    節句働き

    working on a day off (to make up for lost time, or to make an impression)

    章句

    chapter and verse

    折り句

    acrostic poetry

    文脈上の必す字句

    contextually required token

    動詞句否定

    verb-phrase negation

    名詞句

    noun phrase

    一句詠む

    to compose a poem (esp. haiku)

    名詞相当語句

    noun equivalent

    句動詞

    phrasal verb

    動詞句

    verb phrase

    固有選択字句

    inherently optional token

    端午の節句

    Boys' Day celebration (May 5)

    一瞬絶句

    breaking off short (in one's speech)

    句節

    phrases and clauses

    形容詞句

    adjective phrase

    副詞相当語句

    adverb equivalent

    挿入句

    parenthetical expression

    修飾語句

    modifier

    副詞句

    adverbial phrase

    国際俳句交流協会

    Haiku international association

    修飾句

    modifier

    片言隻句

    few words

    聖句

    scripture

    警句を吐く

    to make a witty remark

    同族目的語動詞句

    cognate object verb phrase

    形容詞相当語句

    adjective equivalent

    文脈上の選択字句

    contextually optional token

    高句麗

    Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE)

    狂句

    type of comic haiku

    常套句

    conventional phrase

    佳句

    beautiful passage of literature

    菊の節句

    Chrysanthemum Festival (one of the five annual festivals; celebrated on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month)

    冗句

    redundant phrase

    隻句

    a few words

    美辞麗句を連ねる

    to declaim

    凄文句

    intimidating language

    句読点

    punctuation mark

    駄句

    poor poem

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    • 口
    • 拙句
    • 男の節句
    • 女の節句
    • 下の句かるた
    • 投句
    • 平句
    • 辞世の句
    • 畳句
    • 句例
    • 文句を言う
    • 文句のつけようがない
    • 売り文句
    • 冠飾句
    • 例句
    • 言句
    • 修飾句
    • 句題
    • 止句
    • 国際俳句交流協会
    • 金句集

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    • 一句
    • 一句詠む
    • 引用句
    • 下の句
    • 下句
    • 佳句
    • 慣用句
    • 慣用語句
    • 禁句
    • 脅し文句
    • 句
    • 句意
    • 句会
    • 句義
    • 句作
    • 句集
    • 句節
    • 句点
    • 句読
    • 句読点
    • 句読法
    • 句法
    • 決まり文句
    • 原句
    • 警句
    • 古句
    • 語句
    • 口説き文句
    • 五月の節句
    • 五節句
    • 殺し文句
    • 三月の節句
    • 詩句
    • 字句
    • 上の句
    • 惹句
    • 上句
    • 冗句
    • 甚句
    • 凄文句
    • 成句
    • 絶句
    • 単句
    • 中句
    • 倒句
    • 桃の節句
    • 二の句
    • 二の句が継げない
    • 俳句
    • 半句
    • 美辞麗句
    • 文句
    • 句々
    • 一言半句
    • 挙句
    • 挙句の果て
    • 節句
    • 発句
    • 対句
    • 章句
    • 宣伝文句
    • 狂句
    • 節句働き
    • 結句
    • 一字一句
    • 一言一句
    • 秀句
    • 類句
    • 名句
    • 駄句
    • 麗句
    • 連句
    • 折り句
    • 起句
    • 常套句
    • 挿入句
    • 難句
    • 短句
    • うたい文句
    • 句を切る
    • 句を作る
    • 隻句
    • 名詞句
    • 句構造規則
    • 句構造文法
    • 主辞駆動句構造文法
    • 副詞句
    • 句碑
    • 名文句
    • 楽句
    • 相撲甚句
    • 文句をつける
    • 文句なし
    • 名詞相当語句
    • 仮定法相当語句
    • 形容詞相当語句
    • 副詞相当語句
    • 相当語句
    • 形容詞句
    • 片言隻句
    • 言々句々
    • 一語一句
    • 一言隻句
    • 一字半句
    • 一瞬絶句
    • 金言名句
    • 七言絶句
    • 五言絶句
    • 美辞麗句を連ねる
    • 四字成句
    • 聖句
    • 句心
    • 端午の節句
    • 形容句
    • 修飾語句
    • 法句経
    • 句動詞
    • 動詞句否定
    • 文句なく
    • データ句
    • ファイル句
    • 環境句
    • 句読文字
    • 固有選択字句
    • 字句の構造
    • 字句解析
    • 字句単位
    • 充足字句
    • 数字句
    • 文脈上の選択字句
    • 文脈上の必す字句
    • 報告書句
    • 名前字句
    • 名前字句群
    • 同族目的語動詞句
    • 動詞句
    • 承句
    • 転句
    • 高句麗
    • 語り句
    • 七草の節句
    • 句形
    • 菊の節句
    • 警句を吐く
    • 俳句会
    • 脇句
    • 初句

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