Lingaku句【く】
Frequency rank: 43,061. – 43,772. (for form く: 2,786. – 2,787.)
- section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
- phraselinguistics
- verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
- haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
- maxim; saying; idiom; expression
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix
Forms
- 句【く】Frequency rank: 43,061. – 43,772.
- くFrequency rank: 2,786. – 2,787.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
- phrase
- verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
- haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
- maxim; saying; idiom; expression
This usage refers to a distinct portion of written text, such as a sentence or a paragraph, indicating a specific unit of language.
In this context, the term describes a group of words that work together as a meaningful unit, often conveying a specific idea or concept.
I came up with a new phrase.
This meaning relates specifically to poetry, denoting structured lines that meet traditional syllable requirements, particularly in forms like haiku.
This usage refers to traditional Japanese poetry forms, specifically haiku, which consists of three lines with 17 morae in a 5-7-5 pattern, or the initial segments of a renga.
The first haiku is beautiful.
This meaning encompasses concise statements or principles that convey a general truth or piece of advice, often used in conversation or writing.
Generated collocations (experimental)
くをつくる句を作るto create a phraseく句をよむ読むto read a sentenceれいく例句example sentenceめいく名句famous sayingくてん句点period (punctuation mark)しく詩句verse of a poemくとうてん句読点punctuation marksざうのめい座右の銘maxim (personal motto)みじかい短いく句short phraseはいく俳句をよむ詠むto compose a haikuく句をいんよう引用するto quote a phraseいいまわし言い回しのく句set expression or idiomせいさい精彩なく句brilliant phraseわか和歌のく句verse of a Japanese poemく句をせいり整理するto arrange sentences or phrases
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- きごう（くクきごう）ことば言葉のまとまり．.ごく語句．.
- きごう（くクきごう）はいく俳句．.またれんが連歌・れんく連句のほっく発句やわきく脇句．.
- きごう（くクきごう）たんか短歌・はいく俳句などで、げんそく原則としてご5おん音またはなな7おん音からなるひとまとまり．.
- きごう（くクきごう）かんし漢詩で、よん4じ字・ご5じ字・なな7じ字などからなるひとまとまり．.
- きごう（くクきごう）きごう（ぶんぽう文法きごう）ふくすう複数のご語がくみあわさって組み合わさっていってい一定のいみ意味をあらわす表すひとまとまり．.しいえふcf．.ご語、ふし節．.
- きごう（くクきごう）ぶん文のきれめ切れ目．. しいえふcf．.よみ読
- きごう（くクきごう）はいく俳句などをかぞえる数えるのにもちいる用いるじょすうし助数詞．.
Example sentences
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It should be noted that the duty continues after a notice of allowance is mailed and the issue fee is paid.
Dammit, that pest Nagisa, she really went and snitched on me to the teachers.
Ooone, Twooo, Threee, Foour, Fiiive, Siiix, Seeven, Eeeight, Niiine, Teeen, Eleeeeven, Tweeelve, Thirteeen
11. はなこ花子はかべ壁にかお顔をふせ伏せ、すう数をかぞえ数えはじめました始めました。きごう「いいいーち、にいにー、さあんさーん、しいしー、ごー、ろーく、ひーち、はあはーち、きゅー、じゅ。もういいかいきごう？きごう」きごう「まぁだだよきごう」きごう「もういいかいきごう？きごう」きごう「もういいよきごう」それをきいて聞いてはなこ花子は、すう数をかぞえている数えているあいだ間にかくれた隠れたともだち友達を、さがしはじめました始めました。
Hanako turned her head towards the wall and began counting: "O—ne, Two—, Three—, Four—, Five—, Six—, Se—ven, Eight—, Nine—, Te... Ready?" "Not yet." "Ready now?" "Ready". She then began to look for her friends who had now hidden themselves in the meantime.
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.