No. 3,161 in Japanese
区切り
"区切り" means "pause," "break," or "division," often referring to a point of separation or conclusion.
In a sentence
このプロジェクトの一区切りをつけて、次のステップに進むべきです。
We should put an end to this phase of the project and move to the next step.
The word '区切り' here refers to a specific phase or point of conclusion within an ongoing process.
区切りの良いところで仕事を終えるのが理想的です。
Ideally, one should finish work at a convenient and concluding point.
In this context, '区切り' implies a natural or logical breaking point to take a pause or conclude.
長い文章を読みやすくするために、適切なところで区切りを入れるべきです。
To make a long text easier to read, it is essential to include breaks at appropriate points.
Here, '区切り' is used to denote separating a text into manageable segments or paragraphs.
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