区く切ぎる

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ぎ

る

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

divide; separate; partition; mark off

Used for physically or conceptually dividing space, time, or groups into sections; also for demarcating boundaries.

部屋へやをカーテンで区く切ぎって、子こ供どものスペースを作つくった。
I partitioned the room with a curtain to make a space for the children.

この土と地ちを三みっつに区く切ぎって売うり出だす予よ定ていだ。

We plan to divide this land into three lots and sell them.

2

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

punctuate; insert pauses; space words

Specifically for adding punctuation marks or pauses in writing or speech to make meaning clearer.

長ながい文ぶん章しょうは、読とう点てんで適てき切せつに区く切ぎると読よみやすくなる。
Long sentences become easier to read if you properly punctuate them with commas.
彼かれは一いち語ご一いち語ごをはっきり区く切ぎって話はなした。
He spoke, clearly spacing out each word.

Written forms

区く切ぎるUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling for dividing, partitioning, and punctuating.
くぎるUsage7%
句く切ぎるUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 区切る is preferred.

Kanji

区ward, district
切cut, cutoff, be sharp
句phrase, clause, sentence

Similar words

分わける
分ける is a general verb for dividing or splitting things into parts, while 区切る emphasizes setting clear boundaries or sections, often with a physical or temporal marker.
仕し切きる
仕切る often implies partitioning a space with a physical divider or managing an event, whereas 区切る focuses on the act of marking off sections or intervals.

Etymology

Compound of 区 (ku, 'section') + 切る (kiru, 'to cut'), with rendaku voicing to ぎる. The kanji 区 suggests division into sections, while 切る contributes the sense of cutting or separating.