句 (Ku) is a Japanese noun meaning “section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixsection (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
- noun, noun suffixphrase
- noun, noun suffixverse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
- noun, noun suffixhaiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
- noun, noun suffixmaxim; saying; idiom; expression
- noun, noun suffixclause (e.g. in a database query language)
Examples
この句はどう意味ですか。
What is the meaning of this phrase?
辞書でその句を調べなさい。
Look up the phrase in your dictionary.
この句では前置詞を省略できる。
You can omit the preposition in this phrase.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).