句読点

くとうてん
kutouten

punctuation marks

What does 句読点 mean?

句読点 is a Japanese noun meaning “punctuation marks” in English. It is written as 句読点 in kanji, くとうてん in hiragana, and kutouten in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Words sharing kanji with 句読点

句
禁句
きんく
taboo word
文句
もんく
a complaint
句
く
phrase
読
音読み
おんよみ
chinese reading
訓読み
くんよみ
kun'yomi
講読
こうどく
reading and interpreting a text
点
点線
てんせん
dotted line
点々
てんてん
here and there, little by little
盲点
もうてん
blind spot

More JLPT N2 words

盆踊りぼんおどりbon'odori
ancestral festival dance
書き込みかきこみkakikomi
an entry, a post online
受動じゅどうjudou
passivity
安泰あんたいantai
security, stability
概論がいろんgairon
introduction, general remark
煎茶せんちゃsencha
green tea
収賄しゅうわいshuuwai
accepting a bribe
便箋びんせんbinsen
writing paper, stationery