Illustration: Inside a small Japanese printing workshop, a compositor sits before a shallow tray containing two small groups of metal type. They lift one short piece with tweezers while a younger assistant carefully brings a second sorting dish closer.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

句く読とう点てん

kutouten

commas and periods

Example sentences

  1. 句読点くとうてんがないよ。

    The punctuation is missing.

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  2. カンマは句読点くとうてんです。

    A comma is a punctuation mark.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. このサイトで文ぶんを追加ついかする際さいには、適切てきせつな句読点くとうてんが必要ひつようです。今回こんかいの場合ばあいは、句点くてんが必要ひつようになります。

    You must ensure you use correct punctuation when you add sentences to this website. In this case, a full stop is necessary.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 句読点

  • 句phrase; clauseOnク
  • 読readOnドク・トク・トウKunよむ
  • 点spot; pointOnテンKunつける・つく・たてる

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