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N2 う-verb (る), Transitive verb

区切(くぎ)to demarcate, to delimit, to divide (an area), to mark off, to cut off, to punctuate, to put an end to (e.g. a sentence), to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

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    1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      1.

      to divide, to separate, to partition, to demarcate, to delimit, to mark off

    2. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      2.

      to punctuate, to mark off (with a comma), to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud), to space one's words

    All Forms

    区切る 【くぎる】句切る 【くぎる】

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    Examples

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      カーテンで部屋(へや)(ふた)つに区切(くぎ)

      I divide the room into two with a curtain.

      • N2

      先生(せんせい):「この(ぶん)文節(ぶんせつ)区切(くぎ)りましょう。」

      Teacher: 'Let's delimit this sentence into phrases.'

      • N2

      大学(だいがく)(いち)学年(がくねん)前期(ぜんき)後期(こうき)区切られている。

      A university's academic year is divided into the first and second semester.

      • N2

      ルール:「ロープで区切(くぎ)ってあるレーンを()えて(およ)いではならない。」

      Rule: 'You must not swim across the lanes that are marked off with ropes.'

      • N2

      パーテーションか(なに)かでこの(ひろ)会場(かいじょう)(みっ)つのブースに区切りましょう。

      Let's divide this large venue into three booths with partitions or something.

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