How to say 'Paragraph' in Japanese | 段落

word

Meaning

Paragraph

Reading

Kanji

段Step, Stairs 落Fall

Explanation

The Japanese noun '段落 (だんらく)' refers to a 'paragraph', a distinct section of a piece of writing, typically dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line, indentation, or numbering. It is commonly used in both written and spoken Japanese to refer to sections of text. For example: Please read the next paragraph「次の段落を読んでください」(つぎのだんらくをよんでください). This paragraph is difficult to understand「この段落は理解しにくい」(このだんらくはりかいしにくい). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe phases or stages in a process or story.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6669

Composition

kanji

Handwriting