章句(しょうく)

しょうく
noun
chapters and verses; passages; phrases from a text
1. 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(せいしょ)の章句(しょうく)を引用(いんよう)する。
To quote a passage from the Bible.
古典(こてん)の章句(しょうく)を暗記(あんき)するのは大変(たいへん)だ。
Memorizing passages from the classics is difficult.
論語(ろんご)の有名(ゆうめい)な章句(しょうく)は、現代(げんだい)でも多(おお)くの人(ひと)に親(した)しまれている。
Famous passages from the Analects of Confucius are still enjoyed by many people today.

Composed of 章(しょう) (chapter) + 句(く) (phrase, verse). A somewhat literary term used when referring to passages from classical, religious, or important texts. In classical Chinese studies (漢学(かんがく)), 章句(しょうく)の学(がく) referred to the meticulous study of texts line by line.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 節(せつ): section, verse -- a division of a text, less literary
  • 一節(いっせつ): a passage, a section -- refers to one specific part
  • 文句(もんく): phrase, words -- in modern usage usually means complaint, but originally meant a phrase of text
  • 引用(いんよう): quotation, citation -- the act of quoting rather than the passage itself

Related Words

Compare: 節(せつ) (section, verse -- a division of a text…)
Compare: 文句(もんく) (phrase, words -- in modern usage…)
Compare: 引用(いんよう) (quotation, citation -- the act…)
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