句(く)

く
noun
phrase, clause, haiku
1. phrase, clause
A grammatical unit or expression.
この句(く)の意味(いみ)が分(わ)からない。
I don't understand the meaning of this phrase.
慣用句(かんようく)を覚(おぼ)える。
To memorize idiomatic phrases.
文(ぶん)の中(なか)の句(く)を一(ひと)つずつ分析(ぶんせき)した。
I analyzed each phrase in the sentence one by one.
2. verse, haiku
A line of poetry, especially haiku.
俳句(はいく)を詠(よ)む。
To compose haiku.
松尾芭蕉(まつおばしょう)の句(く)を読(よ)む。
To read verses by Matsuo Basho.
季語(きご)を使(つか)って句(く)を作(つく)るのは難(むずか)しい。
It's difficult to compose verses using seasonal words.

句(く) refers to a phrase, clause, or line of verse. It's a fundamental unit in both grammar and poetry.

MEANINGS:
1. Grammatical phrase or clause (linguistic unit)
2. A verse or line in poetry, especially haiku

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 俳句(はいく): haiku (17-syllable poem)
  • 文句(もんく): complaint; phrase, wording
  • 語句(ごく): words and phrases
  • 句読点(くとうてん): punctuation marks
  • 慣用句(かんようく): idiomatic expression
  • 成句(せいく): set phrase, idiom

POETRY CONTEXT:
In haiku, 句(く) refers to each 5-7-5 segment: 上(かみ)の句(く) (first line), 中(なか)の句(く) (middle line), 下(しも)の句(く) (last line).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 句(く)を詠(よ)む: to compose a verse
  • 句(く)を作(つく)る: to write a poem/verse
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Added 2026.1.9 21:58 · Revised 2026.2.22 8:47
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