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句 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「口」

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6Elementary year 5 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「口」
On
クく · ku
Kun
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Meaning
phrase; verse; haiku

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

勹 "to enclose" around 口 "words"; words bounded into one unit — hence "phrase, verse."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onクくku句集くしゅう字句じく節句せっく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 俳句はいく

    haiku

  • 文句もんく

    complaint; wording

More words with this kanji

  • 慣用句かんようく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

春(はる)の句(く)を作(つく)った。

They composed a verse on spring.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

俳句文句句俳haiku文writin…史histor…可possib…告to tel…喜to rej…営to run久long…九nine孒mosqui…于in工craft
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 口Map of reading クAll maps

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