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    3. コロン

    コロン

    コロン

    colon (punctuation)

    KMT6Study L1NounCore ConceptsAmbiguous glossKana Vocab7 strokes

    コロン

    Noun

    1.
    colon (punctuation)

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    時じ間かんと分ふんを書かくとき、数すう字じの間あいだにコロンを使つかいます。

    When writing hours and minutes, we use a colon between the numbers.

    KMT4Core Concepts
    箇か条じょう書がきの前まえにコロンを打うつのが一いっ般ぱん的てきです。

    It is common to put a colon before a bulleted list.

    KMT6Core Concepts
    日に本ほん語ごの文ぶん章しょうでは、コロンはあまり使つかわれません。

    Colons are not often used in Japanese writing.

    KMT6Core ConceptsEducation
    英えい語ごの引いん用よう文ぶんを導どう入にゅうする際さいにコロンがよく用もちいられます。

    Colons are often used when introducing English quotations.

    KMT6Core ConceptsEducation
    プログラミング言げん語ごでは、コロンが特とく定ていの意い味みを持もつことがあります。

    In programming languages, a colon can have a specific meaning.

    KMT7Core ConceptsTechnology

    Kana that make up this word

    コ
    ko
    ロ
    ro
    ン
    n
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