Word Meaning 絶句

ぜっく zekku

絶句 is read as ぜっく (zekku) and means jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables).

Meaning

English

jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
being lost for words
becoming speechless

Reading

Kana

ぜっく

Romaji

zekku

Writing Variants

絶句ぜく zeku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 6562 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五言絶句

ごごんぜっく

poem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters

七言絶句

しちごんぜっく

poem of four lines, each of seven (Chinese) characters

一瞬絶句

いっしゅんぜっく

breaking off short (in one's speech)

絶滅

ぜつめつ

extinction

絶妙

ぜつみょう

exquisite

絶縁

ぜつえん

insulation (electrical or thermal)

絶壁

ぜっぺき

flat head

絶唱

ぜっしょう

superb poem or song

絶対主義

ぜったいしゅぎ

absolutism

絶対評価

ぜったいひょうか

evaluation on an absolute scale

絶対主義者

ぜったいしゅぎしゃ

an absolutist

絶対菜食主義

ぜったいさいしょくしゅぎ

veganism

Example Sentences

彼女は素っ裸で部屋へ入り込んで彼を絶句させた。

She came completely naked into the room, rendering him speechless.