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period; full stop (in Japanese punctuation)
The Japanese period mark (。) placed at the end of a sentence. One of the basic punctuation marks in Japanese writing.
文の終わりに句点を打つ。
Place a period at the end of a sentence.
句点と読点の使い方を習った。
I learned how to use periods and commas.
メッセージアプリでは句点を付けない人が増えている。
More and more people don't use periods in messaging apps.
The Japanese period is 。(a small circle), not a dot like in English. Common collocations: 句点を打つ (to put a period), 句点を付ける (to add a period). The pair of 句点 (period) and 読点 (comma、) are together called 句読点 (punctuation marks). In modern messaging, younger Japanese speakers often omit 句点 in casual texts, as ending with 。 can feel cold or distant.