punctuation mark
General term for punctuation marks such as periods, commas, and brackets. Often used in discussions of writing style and grammar.
日本語の句読点の使い方は難しい。
Using Japanese punctuation marks is difficult.
この文章には句読点が足りない。
This sentence lacks punctuation marks.
In long sentences, you should place punctuation marks at appropriate positions.
There are many parts of this essay that lack punctuation.
He often omits punctuation marks in his emails.