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What does the kanji 句 mean?

句 means sentence, phrase; verse (of poetry). On'yomi ク.

Quick facts
On'yomiク
Strokes5
Main radical口
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ク
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework5 strokes

sentence, phrase; verse (of poetry)

Memory hook

A wrap (勹) closing a few words from the mouth (口) into one phrase — PHRASE, VERSE.

Main radical

口mouth 3 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Common words

  • 句くphrase, verse (of poetry)
  • 俳句はいくhaiku (poem)
  • 文句もんくcomplaint
  • 句読点くとうてんpunctuation mark

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.