句

Reading

Kana: く

Romaji: ku

Definitions

noun

n-suf

1

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

2

phrase

(Linguistics terminology)

3

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

4

haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

5

maxim; saying; idiom; expression

Kanji

句

Reading: ク

Meanings: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku

Example Sentences

文句(もんく)を言(い)うな。

➥Don't complain.

彼(かれ)は文句無(もんくな)しの巨人(きょじん)だ。

➥He is altogether a giant.

彼女(かのじょ)は文句(もんく)なしの美人(びじん)だ。

➥She is a perfect dream.

怠(なま)け者(もの)の節句働(せっくばたら)き。

➥In the evening the idle man begins to be busy.

文句(もんく)を言(い)えば切(き)りがない。

➥Once the complaining starts, it never ends.

俳句(はいく)は季節(きせつ)と関連(かんれん)が深(ふか)い。

➥Haiku are closely related to the seasons of the year.