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句
phrase · clause · line (of poetry)
N1On: く
Memory Aid
'Ku' — like a CUE, as in a cue for a LINE in a play or a phrase in a speech.
Vocabulary
文句もんくcomplaint; phrase
俳句はいくhaiku
句読点くとうてんpunctuation mark
慣用句かんようくidiom; idiomatic expression
結句けっくlast phrase (of a poem)
Example Sentences
彼はいつも文句ばかり言っている。
He is always complaining.
この俳句はとても有名です。
This haiku is very famous.
文章には適切な句読点が必要です。
Proper punctuation marks are necessary for sentences.
この文章の最初の句を読んでください。
Please read the first phrase of this sentence.