Vocabulary

What does 区切る (くぎる, kugiru) mean?

区切る (くぎる, kugiru) means to divide, to partition; to punctuate.

Quick facts
Readingくぎる
Romajikugiru
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
くぎる
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkugiru

to divide, to partition; to punctuate

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to divide; to separate; to partition
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

Example sentences

  • I divided the room into two with a curtain.

  • Break long sentences into short segments and read them.

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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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