Moto 句: Phrase; Clause; SentenceKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ク
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 188 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ク)
- 俳句はいくhaiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
- 文句もんくcomplaint; grumbling
- 句くsection (i.e. of text); sentence
- 句集くしゅうcollection of haiku poems
- 揚げ句あげくafter (a long process); at the end of
- 絶句ぜっくbeing lost for words; becoming speechless
- 一句いっくphrase (verse, line)
- 初節句はつぜっくbaby's first annual festival
- 句会くかいgathering of haiku poets
- 句作くさくcomposing haiku poems
- 句読点くとうてんpunctuation mark
- 名句めいくfamous saying; noted haiku
- 字句じくwording; words and phrases
- 慣用句かんようくidiom; set phrase
- 挙げ句あげくafter (a long process); at the end of
- 文句なしもんくなしundisputed; entirely
- 殺し文句ころしもんくclincher; pick-up line
- 決まり文句きまりもんくcliche; platitude
- 甚句じんくlively song; lively dance
- 発句ほっくfirst 17-syllable verse of a renga
- 禁句きんくtaboo word
- 節句せっくseasonal festival
- 美辞麗句びじれいくflowery words; rhetorical flourishes
- 詩句しくverse
- 語句ごくwords; phrases
- 警句けいくaphorism; epigram
- 連句れんくlinked verse; couplet
- うたい文句うたいもんくcatchphrase; promotional line
- きまり文句きまりもんくcliche; platitude
- くどき文句くどきもんくchat-up line; pick-up line
- データ句データくdata clause
- ファイル句ファイルくfile clause
- 一句詠むいっくよむto make up a haiku poem
- 一字一句いちじいっくword for word; verbatim
- 一字半句いちじはんくa single word; (not even) a word
- 一瞬絶句いっしゅんぜっくbreaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
- 一言一句いちごんいっくevery single word and phrase; word by word
- 一言半句いちげんはんくa single word; (not even) a word
- 一言隻句いちごんせきくevery single word and phrase; each and every word
- 一語一句いちごいっくevery single word and phrase; each and every word
- 七草の節句ななくさのせっくFeast of the Seven Herbs of Health (January 7); one of the 5 seasonal festivals
- 七言絶句しちごんぜっくpoem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters
- 三月の節句さんがつのせっくGirls' Festival (March 3); Dolls' Festival
- 上の句かみのくthe first part of a poem or verse
- 上句じょうくfirst part of a poem; first part of a verse
- 下の句しものくthe last part of a poem or Bible verse
- 下の句かるたしものくかるたvariation of uta-garuta played in Hokkaido
- 下句げくthe last part of a poem or Bible verse
- 中句ちゅうくmiddle part of the verse
- 二の句にのくnext (spoken) word
- 二の句がつげないにのくがつげないto be at a loss for words; to be speechless
- 二の句が継げないにのくがつげないto be at a loss for words; to be speechless
- 五月の節句ごがつのせっくBoy's Festival
- 五節句ごせっくthe five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
- 五言絶句ごごんぜっくpoem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters
- 仮定法相当語句かていほうそうとうごくsubjunctive equivalent
Other readings
- 挙句あげくafter (a long process); at the end of
- 揚句あげくafter (a long process); at the end of
- 七種の節句ななくさのせっくFeast of the Seven Herbs of Health (January 7); one of the 5 seasonal festivals
- 主辞駆動句構造文法しゅじくどうくこうぞうぶんぽうhead-driven phrase structure grammar; HPSG
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