| Subject | English | Japanese |
| comp. | n punctuation character | 句読文字 |
| ling. | n punctuation mark | 句読点 ichi1 news2 nf44 |
| ling. | n punctuation marks | 句読点 ichi1 news2 nf44 |
| gen. | punctuation marks | 区切り記号 |
| gen. | n punctuation marks | 訓点 |
| gen. | n punctuation marks and other special symbols | 約物 (term used in printing, やくもの) |
| gen. | n punctuation marks such as the dakuten | ちょんちょん |
| gen. | n punctuation rules | 句読法 |
| gen. | n punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc. | 切字 |
| gen. | n punctuation words in haiku, renga, etc. such as "ya", "kana", "keri", etc. | 切れ字 |