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VocabJLPT N1
punctuation break
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. pause (in speech, writing, etc.)
  2. 2. punctuation
  3. 3. break
A noun referring to a break, pause, or dividing point between sections. It is used when describing punctuation, pauses in speech, or the end of one phase and the beginning of another.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The breaks in the sentence are unclear and the meaning comes across oddly.

Sentence 2

Hey, where's the right place to pause in that line?

Sentence 3

I wonder where I should pause so people don't misread what I'm saying.

Sentence 4

Hmm, the way you're breaking that up — are you trying to sound cold on purpose?

Sentence 5

That pause is probably deliberately vague, right?