区切る

verb (godan)くぎる · kugiru

1. Englishto divide; to separate; to partition; to demarcate

   • グラウンドは白線で３つに区切られている。The playground is divided into three areas by white lines.

2. Englishto punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud); to space one's words

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