noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun, used as a suffix
1.section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun, used as a suffix
2.phrase
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun, used as a suffix
3.verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun, used as a suffix
4.haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun, used as a suffix
5.maxim; saying; idiom; expression
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun, used as a suffix
6.clause (e.g. in a database query language)