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    3. 句読

    句読

    句く読とう

    breaks and pauses (in a sentence)

    NTNounCore ConceptsLiteratureKanji Vocab19 strokes

    くとう

    Noun

    1.
    breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
    2.
    punctuation
    abbreviation
    3.
    way of reading (esp. kanbun)

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    句
    phrase・clause・sentence・passage・paragraph…(1)
    読
    よ.む・-よ.み…(4)
    read
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