章

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 章 is read as しょう and means a chapter, a major division of a book or text.
• Basic usage: It can count the divisions making up a book or introduce what happens in the next chapter.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Counting a book’s divisions
  • 十章から成る means that the book consists of ten chapters. Example: この本は全部で十章から成っています。
• Introducing the next division
  • 次の章では points to the content that follows in the next chapter. Example: 次の章では主人公が故郷に戻ります。