“Phrase” or “Paragraph” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “句”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “句” means “Verse”, “Saying” or “Haiku” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “句”
Jouyou Kanji “句” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 5 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | く(ku) |
| こう(kou) | |
| Meanings | One section of a sentence(a phrase, a verse, a line etc) |
| Abbreviation of 俳句(a kind of Japanese poem) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “句”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 句意(くい-ku i) | ① Meaning of phrase, ② Meaning of haiku |
| 句会(くかい-ku ka i) | Haiku gathering, Gathering for making Haiku |
| 句切り or 区切り(くぎり-ku gi ri) | ① Pause (in speech or writing etc), Punctuation, ② Break, End, (Place to) stop, Pause, Milestone (e.g. in a project) |
| 句々(くく-ku ku) | Every clause |
| 句作(くさく-ku sa ku) | Composing haiku poems |
| 句集(くしゅう-ku shu u) | Collection (book) of haiku |
| 句題(くだい-ku da i) | Subject for a haiku |
| 句点(くてん-ku te n) | Period, Full stop |
| 句読点(くとうてん-ku to u te n) | Punctuation mark |
| 句碑(くひ-ku hi) | Stone monument of a haiku, Stone tablet inscribed with a haiku |
| 句法(くほう-ku ho u) | ① Conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry, Phraseology, ② Rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese |
| 一言半句(いちごんはんく-i chi go n ha n ku) | A word, A few words, Single word |
| 佳句(かく-ka ku) | Beautiful passage of literature, Beautiful expressions, Happy phrases, Elegant passages |
| 奇句(きく-ki ku) | A unique phrase that no one can express |
| 起句(きく-ki ku) | Opening line, Opening line of a (Chinese) poem |
| 警句(けいく-ke i ku) | Epigram, Apophthegm, Apothegm, Aphorism |
| 結句(けっく-ke kku) | ① Eventually, In the end, In the long run, After all, ② Last line of a poem |
| 好句(こうく-ko u ku) | Excellent verses in renga or haikai |
| 字句(じく-ji ku) | Wording, Words and phrases, Way of expression, Token |
| 七言絶句(しちごんぜっく-shi chi go n ze kku) | Chinese poem which is composed with four lines and each line contains seven (Chinese) characters |
| 絶句(ぜっく-ze kku) | ① Chinese quatrain, ② Being lost for words, Becoming speechless, Speechlessness |
| 対句(ついく-tsu i ku) | Couplet, Antithesis |
| 難句(なんく-na n ku) | Difficult phrase |
| 俳句(はいく-ha i ku) | Haiku, Haiku poetry |
| 名句(めいく-me i ku) | ① Famous saying, Famous phrase, ② Excellent haiku, Noted haiku |
| 文句(もんく-mo n ku) | ① Complaint, Grumbling, Objection, ② Phrase, Words, Wording, Expression |
| 麗句(れいく-re i ku) | Elegant phrase |
| 連句(れんく-re n ku) | Linked verse, Couplet, Renku |
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