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N1 Noun

区切(くぎ)punctuation, pause, juncture, end, (place to) stop

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    1. Noun

      1.

      pause (in speech, writing, etc.), punctuation

    2. Noun

      2.

      break, end, (place to) stop, pause, milestone (e.g. in a project)

    All Forms

    区切り 【くぎり】句切り 【くぎり】

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      仕事(しごと)区切(くぎ)をつけて(いえ)(かえ)る。

      To bring one's work to an end and head home.

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      (ぶん)(ぶん)(あいだ)区切(くぎ)()れてゆっくり()む。

      Put a pause between each sentence and read slowly.

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      学級(がっきゅう)委員(いいん):「区切(くぎ)のいいところまで作業(さぎょう)をしよう!」

      Class Rep: 'Let's work until we hit a good stopping point!'

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      このディベートをもって、論争(ろんそう)区切(くぎ)をつける(こと)にしました。

      We've decided to put an end to the dispute with this debate.

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      友達(ともだち)以上(いじょう)恋人(こいびと)未満(みまん)という曖昧(あいまい)関係(かんけい)区切(くぎ)をつけて(まえ)(すす)むことにしました。

      I decided to put an end to that vague more-than-friends, not-quite-lovers thing and move on.

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