終止符
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 終 | 止 | 符 |
| しゅう Grade: 3 |
し Grade: 2 |
ふ Grade: S |
| kan'on | on'yomi | kan'on |
Etymology
Compound of 終止 (shūshi, “stopping, termination”) + 符 (fu, “symbol, mark”).
Pronunciation
Noun
終止符 • (shūshifu) ←しゆうしふ (syuusifu)?
- a mark indicating the end of a sentence
- 終止符を打つ ― shūshifu o utsu ― to bring to an end (literally, “to put a period”)
Hyponyms
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 終 | 止 | 符 |