句
ク, すく

phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku

JLPT1 G5 S5 F1244

Originally the same character as 局 (bending lines demarcating a frame). In 句, the sense of "demarcation" gave rise to the meanings *phrase*, *verse*, *line*, *clause* and *sentence*.

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