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句

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

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

    • 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.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

    phrase

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

  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

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

  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

    haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

    maxim, saying, idiom, expression

  6. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

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