句読点|くとうてんkutouten[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounpunctuation mark

• Synonym句読くとうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Refers to breaks and pauses in a sentence or the way of reading, esp. kanbun, as in 「句読を切る」; not simply a term for punctuation marks.
• SynonymパンクチュエーションNeutralNeutral loanword for punctuation usage, mostly in linguistic contexts such as English writing.
• Related句切り符号WrittenWritten/formal prose. Means punctuation marks, much like 「句読点」, but is rarely used.
• Related句切符号WrittenWritten/formal prose. A shortened spelling of 「句切り符号」; also means punctuation marks and is rare.

「句読点」 covers 「。」 and 「、」 and can refer to punctuation marks in general, as in 「句読点を打つ」. Use 「句読」 for breaks and pauses or kanbun reading, and 「パンクチュエーション」 for punctuation usage, esp. in English writing; 「句切り符号」 and 「句切符号」 are rare.

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1. 句点くてんと読点とうてん。
2. 文章ぶんしょうの切れ目きれめや論理ろんり構造こうぞうなどを表あらわすための記号きごうの総称そうしょう。句点くてん、読点とうてん、疑問符ぎもんふ、感嘆符かんたんふ、括弧かっこ類るいなどを含ふくむ。