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Grade: 5
き > ぎ
Grade: 2
jūbakoyomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 句切る – see the following entry.
区切くぎ
[verb] to mark off, to demarcate, to delimit
[verb] 句切る: to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)​
(This term, 句切る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)