段落

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 段落 is read as だんらく and is a noun for a paragraph, a section of text grouped around one main topic.
• Basic usage: Dividing a text appears in 文章を段落に分ける, while the last paragraph appears in 最後の段落.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Division by topic
  • It is a unit of related sentences separated where the topic or development changes.
• Difference from 文
  • 文 is one sentence ending with sentence punctuation, while 段落 is a paragraph grouping several related sentences into one content unit.