文を書くときには、ふつう大文字で始め、ピリオド（.）、または感嘆符（!）、疑問符（?）、で終わる。

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English Translation

When writing a sentence, generally you start with a capital letter and finish with a period (.), an exclamation mark (!), or a question mark (?).

Furigana

文(ぶん)を書(か)くときには、ふつう大文字(だいもんじ)で始(はじ)め、ピリオド（.）、または感嘆(かんたん)符(ふ)（!）、疑問符(ぎもんふ)（?）、で終(お)わる。

Romanji

Bun o kaku tokini wa, futsū daimonji de hajime, piriodo ., mataha kantan fu !, gimonfu ?, de owaru.

Words

文 (ぶん)

sentence; composition; text; writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

普通 (ふつう)

general; ordinary; usual; normally; generally; usually; train that stops at every station

大文字 (おおもじ、だいもんじ)

upper case letters; large characters; capital letter; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on 16 Aug each year

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...

ピリオド (ピリオド)

period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period

又は (または)

or; otherwise

感嘆 (かんたん)

admiration; wonder; astonishment

符 (ふ)

charm; talisman; amulet; tally; sign; mark; note

疑問符 (ぎもんふ)

question mark

終わる (おわる)

to finish; to end; to close