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chapters and verses; passages from a text
Sections or passages of a written work, especially of classical texts, scriptures, or literary works. Often refers to the act of studying texts passage by passage.
聖書の章句を引用する。
To quote a passage from the Bible.
古典の章句を暗記するのは大変だ。
Memorizing passages from the classics is difficult.
論語の有名な章句は、現代でも多くの人に親しまれている。
Famous passages from the Analects of Confucius are still enjoyed by many people today.
Composed of 章 (chapter) + 句 (phrase, verse). A somewhat literary term used when referring to passages from classical, religious, or important texts. In classical Chinese studies (漢学), 章句の学 referred to the meticulous study of texts line by line.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 章句を引く: to cite a passage
- 章句を暗唱する: to recite passages from memory
- 有名な章句: a famous passage
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 節: section, verse -- a division of a text, less literary
- 一節: a passage, a section -- refers to one specific part
- 文句: phrase, words -- in modern usage usually means complaint, but originally meant a phrase of text
- 引用: quotation, citation -- the act of quoting rather than the passage itself