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A4 Noun, Noun suffix

()section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph, phrase, verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry), haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc., maxim, saying, idiom, expression

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    1. Noun, Noun suffix

      1. 1.

        section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph

      2. 2.

        phrase

        Linguistics
      3. 3.

        verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)

      4. 4.

        haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

      5. 5.

        maxim, saying, idiom, expression

      6. 6.

        clause (e.g. in a database query language)

        Computing

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    • ()()(ちが)いは(なに)ですか。

      What is the difference between a word and a phrase?

      • やっと納得(なっとく)のいく一句(いっく)()かびました。

        I finally came up with a phrase that I'm satisfied with.

      • (ひゃく)(ひと)(ひと)(くび)は、()()(くだ)()()けられます。

        The Hyakunin Isshu is divided into a first phrase and a second phrase.

      • 国語(こくご)先生(せんせい):「文中(ぶんちゅう)言葉(ことば)のひと区切(くぎ)りが()である。」

        Japanese teacher: 'A segment of words in a sentence is a phrase.'

      • 副詞(ふくし)()がどんな(はたら)きをするのかを高校(こうこう)国語(こくご)授業(じゅぎょう)(なら)いました。

        I learned in high school Japanese class how an adverbial phrase functions.

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