Vocabulary

What does 区切り (くぎり, kugiri) mean?

区切り (くぎり, kugiri) means boundary, breaking point, punctuation.

Quick facts
Readingくぎり
Romajikugiri
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
くぎり
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkugiri

boundary, breaking point, punctuation

  1. 1noun pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation
  2. 2noun break; end; (place to) stop

Example sentences

  • Place a comma at the break in the sentence.

  • Let's wrap up the conversation here for now.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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