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読点

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
読 点
とう
Grade: 2 		てん
Grade: 2
kan'on
Alternative spelling
讀點 (kyūjitai)
 読点 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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読 (“reading”) +‎ 点 (“mark”), because it indicates pauses while reading

Pronunciation

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Noun

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読(とう)点(てん) • (tōten) 

  1. a comma (punctuation mark ',')
    Synonym: コンマ
    Coordinate term: 句点
    Hypernym: 句読点
    1. an ideographic comma

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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