Word Meaning 句読

くとう kutou

句読 is read as くとう (kutou) and means breaks and pauses (in a sentence).

Meaning

English

breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
punctuation
way of reading (esp. kanbun)

Reading

Kana

くとう

Romaji

kutou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 108651 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

句読点

くとうてん

punctuation mark

句読文字

くとうもじ

punctuation character

句読法

くとうほう

punctuation rules

句

く

phrase

句集

くしゅう

collection of haiku poems

句会

くかい

gathering of haiku poets

句作

くさく

composing haiku poems

句構造文法

くこうぞうぶんぽう

phrase structure grammar

句構造規則

くこうぞうきそく

phrase structure rule

句法

くほう

rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese

句意

くい

meaning of phrase

句題

くだい

subject for a haiku