Vocab Info
N2 う-verb (る), Transitive verb
区切る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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う-verb (る), Transitive verb
1.
to divide, to separate, to partition, to demarcate, to delimit, to mark off
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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Pitch Accent
く
ぎ
る
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カーテンで部屋を二つに区切る。
I divide the room into two with a curtain.
先生:「この文を文節で区切りましょう。」
Teacher: 'Let's delimit this sentence into phrases.'
大学の一学年は前期と後期に区切られている。
A university's academic year is divided into the first and second semester.
ルール:「ロープで区切ってあるレーンを越えて泳いではならない。」
Rule: 'You must not swim across the lanes that are marked off with ropes.'
パーテーションか何かでこの広い会場を三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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