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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

段だん落らく

danraku

paragraph

Example sentences

  1. この段落だんらくの意味分いみわかる？

    Can you understand the meaning of this paragraph?

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  2. この段落だんらくは意味いみが曖昧あいまいだ。

    This paragraph is vague.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この作文さくぶんは３段落だんらくから構成こうせいされている。

    This composition consists of three paragraphs.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 段落

  • 段step; gradeOnダン・タン
  • 落fall; dropOnラクKunおちる・おち・おとす

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