Chinese

Noun

段落

1. paragraph

   這篇作文由三個段落組成。 [MSC, trad.]

   这篇作文由三个段落组成。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè piān zuòwén yóu sān ge duànluò zǔchéng. [Pinyin]

   This composition consists of three paragraphs.

2. phase; interval; stage
3. the end of such a phase

Japanese

Etymology 1

Noun

段落 ‎(hiragana だんらく, romaji danraku)

1. a paragraph

   この作文 (さくぶん)は３段落 (さんだんらく)から構成 (こうせい)されている。

   Kono sakubun wa sandanraku kara kōsei sareteiru.

   This composition consists of three paragraphs.

2. a stop in work

   仕事 (しごと)に一段落付 (いちだんらくつ)ける

   shigoto ni ichidanraku tsukeru

   settle a work for the time being

Derived terms

• 一段落 (いちだんらく) ‎(ichidanraku)

Etymology 2

Noun

段落 ‎(hiragana だんおち, romaji dan'ochi)

1. a thing that has lowered its own value badly

Verb

段落する ‎(hiragana だんおちする, romaji dan'ochi suru)

1. drop in value badly

Korean

Noun

段落 • ‎(dallak) ‎(hangeul 단락)

1. Hanja form^? of 단락, “paragraph”.