NichiDict

句

N3
く
[ku]
Illustration for 句

Meanings

1.NounSuffix

section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph

2.NounSuffix

《linguistics》phrase

3.NounSuffix

verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)

4.NounSuffix

haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

5.NounSuffix

maxim; saying; idiom; expression

6.NounSuffix

《computing》clause (e.g. in a database query language)

Examples

この句の意味を教えて。

Tell me the meaning of this passage.

この句の意味を説明してください。

Please explain the meaning of this phrase.

俳句を作るのは難しいと思う。

I think making haiku is difficult.