句点

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 句点 is read as くてん and means the full stop or period that marks the end of a Japanese sentence.
• Basic usage: Use 句点を付ける for adding a period and 句点で区切る for pausing or dividing the reading at a period.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference between 句点 and 読点
  • The former ends a sentence, whereas the latter is a comma that separates units of meaning within a sentence.