Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to divide, to separate, to partition, to demarcate, to delimit, to mark off.
  2. to punctuate, to mark off (with a comma), to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud), to space one's words.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
区切る くぎる
 
句切る くぎる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ward, district
ク オウ コウ (3rd, N2)
hiding enclosure radical (no. 23)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
cut, cutoff, be sharp
き.る セツ サイ (2nd, N4)
seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)