章|しょうshou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounchapter; section
   教科書きょうかしょの各章かくしょうに約やく１２もの練習問題れんしゅうもんだいがついている。↗

   Each chapter in the textbook is followed by about a dozen comprehension questions.
2. noun, noun (suffix)medal; badge; insignia

• SynonymチャプターNeutralNeutral katakana loanword for 'chapter'; it matches 章 only in that sense and does not cover 章's 'section' or 'medal; badge' meanings.

Choose 章, the kanji word, for 'chapter' and 'section' (it also means 'medal; badge'); use チャプター, the neutral katakana loanword, when only the 'chapter' sense is needed.

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1. （ショウ）文章ぶんしょうや楽曲がっきょく中ちゅうの大おおきな区切くぎり。段落だんらく。
2. （ショウ）記章きしょう。