句(く)

く
noun
phrase, clause, haiku
language
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.

Usage

1. Grammatical phrase or clause (linguistic unit)
2. A verse; in haiku, one whole poem (一句(いっく))

Compounds

CULTURAL NOTE (poetry):
A haiku is counted as one 句(く) (俳句(はいく)を一句(いっく)詠(よ)む). Its three parts are called 上五(かみご), 中七(なかしち) and 下五(しもご). In tanka, 上(かみ)の句(く) is the 5-7-5 part and 下(しも)の句(く) the closing 7-7 part.

Common expressions

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