区切る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 区切る
1
to divide; to separate; to partition; to demarcate; to delimit; to mark off
Examples
グラウンドは白線で３つに区切られている。
The playground is divided into three areas by white lines.
2
to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud); to space one's words
Kanji in this Word
区
4 strokes
Frequency: 137
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
ward
district
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ク
オウ
コウ
切
4 strokes
Frequency: 324
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
cut
cutoff
be sharp
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セツ
サイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
き.る
-き.る
き.り
-き.り
-ぎ.り
き.れる
-き.れる
き.れ
-き.れ
-ぎ.れ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
きつ
きり
ぎり
句
5 strokes
Frequency: 1244
JLPT N1
Grade 5
Meanings
phrase
clause
sentence
passage
paragraph
counter for haiku
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ク
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
すく
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