下の句

しものく

the last part of a poem or Bible verse

下句

げく したく

the last part of a poem or Bible verse

上の句

かみのく

the first part of a poem or verse

二の句

にのく

another word, answer

下の下

げのげ したのした

the lowest (of its kind), the poorest

句

く

phrase

下掛かる

しもがかる したかかる

to talk about indecent things

辞世の句

じせいのく

farewell poem, death poem, poem written during one's final moments

女の節句

おんなのせっく

Girl's Festival (March 3)

男の節句

おとこのせっく

Boy's Day celebration (May 5)

菊の節句

きくのせっく

Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals)

桃の節句

もものせっく

dolls festival (March 3rd), peach festival

句を切る

くをきる

to punctuate a sentence

句を作る

くをつくる

to compose a haiku poem

下る

くだる

to descend, to go down, to come down

七草の節句

ななくさのせっく

Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (7th of January), one of the 5 seasonal festivals

五月の節句

ごがつのせっく

Boy's Festival

端午の節句

たんごのせっく

Boy's Day celebration (May 5th)

三月の節句

さんがつのせっく

Girls' Festival (March 3rd), Dolls' Festival