Japanese full stop; period
Refers specifically to the Japanese full stop mark (。), used at the end of sentences. In English contexts, it can also mean a period or full stop.
日本語の文末には句点を打ちます。
You put a full stop at the end of a Japanese sentence.
句点と読点の使い方を練習しましょう。
Let's practice how to use full stops and commas.
句点 refers strictly to the punctuation mark 。, while 終止符 can also be used metaphorically for the end of a matter.
句読点 is the general term covering all punctuation marks, while 句点 refers specifically to the Japanese period (。).
Standard kanji spelling for the Japanese full stop mark.
Compound of 句 (ku, 'phrase, clause') and 点 (ten, 'point, mark'). The term refers to the mark that indicates the end of a sentence.